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1. Agents of
Socialization
MD SHAHJADA BISHAL
ID 162400014

2. What is an agent of
socialization?
• People and groups that influence our
self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and
behavior

3. Agents of Socialization
FAMILY

4. THE FAMILY
• RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT NOTHING
IS MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE A HAPPY,
WELL-ADJUSTED CHILD THAN BEING
IN A LOVING FAMILY.
• RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT THE
CLASS POSITION OF PARENTS
AFFECTS HOW THEY RAISE THEIR
CHILDREN.

5. LET’S EXPLAIN…
• CLASS POSITION SHAPES NOT ONLY
HOW MUCH MONEY PARENTS HAVE TO
SPEND BUT ALSO WHAT THEY EXPECT
FROM THEIR CHILDREN.
– PEOPLE OF LOWER SOCIAL STANDING
USUALLY HAVE LIMITED EDUCATION &
PERFORM ROUTINE JOBS UNDER CLOSE
SUPERVISION.
– THEY EXPECT THE SAME FOR THEIR KIDS.

6. THE SCHOOL

7. SCHOOLS
• TEACH A WIDE RANGE OF
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS…
• “THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM”
HONORING COMPETITION,
ACADEMIC SUCCESS, SOCIETAL
VALUES, ETC.

8. PEER GROUPS

9. PEER GROUPS
• UNLIKE FAMILY & SCHOOL, THE
PEER GROUP LETS CHILDREN
ESCAPE THE DIRECT
SUPERVISION OF ADULTS.
• OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS INTERESTS AND
TOPICS NOT DONE WITH ADULTS

10. PEER GROUPS
• FINALLY, ANY NEIGHBORHOOD
OR SCHOOL IS A MOSAIC OF
MANY PEER GROUPS.
• PEOPLE ARE INFLUENCED BY PEER
GROUPS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO JOIN, A PROCESS CALLED
ANTICIPATORY SOCIALIZATION.

11. MASS MEDIA

12. TV
• IN THE U.S., IT HAS AN ENORMOUS EFFECT ON
OUR ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR.
– HIGHEST RATE OF TV OWNERSHIP IN THE WORLD
– THE AVG. HOUSEHOLD HAS THE TV ON FOR 7 HRS. A
DAY
– PEOPLE SPEND ALMOST ½ OF THEIR FREE TIME
WATCHING

13. INTERNET
•AROUND 40% OF THE WORLD POPULATION HAS
AN INTERNET CONNECTION TODAY. IN 1995, IT
WAS LESS THAN 1%.
•IN 2016 THE TOTAL INTERNET USER WAS
3,424,971,237.
•THE FIRST BILLION WAS REACHED IN 2005.
•THE SECOND BILLION IN 2010.
•THE THIRD BILLION IN 2014.

14. HOW ABOUT YOU?
How many hours a day do you spend
watching TV or using internet?

15. RELIGION

16. RELIGION
• Religion plays a major role in
socialization of most People
– 70% of People belong to a local
congregation and 2 in every 5 People
attend a religious service weekly
• Religious especially influences
morality but also ideas about dress,
speech, and manners that are
appropriate

17. WORKPLACE

18. THANK YOU