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Question 1

Explanation and examples of Primary Socialisation.

Answer 1

1. Primary socialisation is the basic human behaviour that is learnt from people around during infancy.
2. The family is the only agent of socialisation we learn this from
3. Anne Oakley - argues that primary socialisation is a key in developing gender identity through concepts such as canalisation.
4. The study of Feral Children highlights the importance of primary socialisation, for example a feral child named Oxana was left to fend for herself and developed the characteristics of a dog.

Question 2

explanation and example of secondary socialisation

Answer 2

1. Secondary socialisation is the way behaviour is learned through agents other than the family such as media, education, workplace, etc…
2. This is usually learnt once we enter full time education (4 years old)
3. for example Bowles and Gintis who state that we learn qualities such as punctuality and authority in education through the Hidden Curriculum
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