Agents Of Socialisation

Question 1

Primary socialisation including study

Answer 1

Family - learn norms and values- what’s right and wrong by positive and neg sanctions ( functionalists believe it helps them integrate to society)

Gender roles - Ann Oakley - verbal appellations (good girl) and canalisation (direct children’s interests into things specific to gender)

Role modelling- imitating parents behaviour

Question 2

Peers + study

Answer 2

Group of people similar in age/status connected by friendship

Socialised based on the desire to fit in and conform to consensus

Skelton+Francis == peer groups at school , girls and boys seperate and gendered

Cultural comfort zone – associate with those similar to us

Question 3

Education + study

Answer 3

Meritocracy - harder u work more merits u get

Durkheim - education teacher children to play positive roles in society

Marxists - hidden curriculum – norms and values learn at school apart from formal lessons e.g. ( following rules, respect) : ideological function that benefits powerful by producing pupils who conform to demand of teachers

Labelling+ self fulfilling prophecy : once labelled naughty the student becomes naughty

Question 4

Media

Answer 4

Representation of different social groups may influence our views e.g. Moral panic – group is seen as a threat by exxagerated reporting of an event

Slimblondeness- “ideal female” - affect the way we judge ourselves + self image

Postman : tv and internet blurred distinction between childhood and adulthood children exposed to sex images

Question 5

Religion

Answer 5

Religious values uptill 20 century were moral codes used to shape behaviour

Morally right ( marry ) 
Morally wrong ( sex before marriage/being gay)

Now openly occurs suggests religious socialisation is less influential today

Modood- 67% of pakis saw religion as important

Influenced gender (what to wear )

Question 6

Workplace

Answer 6

Socialised into informal rules, duties and obligations

discipline , behaviour, team work, how to interact

Question 7

Formal social control

Answer 7

Control by the use of written rules g laws - police inflict authority and power to enforce laws leading to negative sanctions if broken – benefit is it helps to maintain social order

Question 8

Informal social control

Answer 8

Without use of written rules , influenced in a casual way

Family - shape child’s behaviour with rewards and punishments (elicit shame)
Media - moral panic ability to create anxiety reminds of the laws of society
Religion - concept of heaven and hell
School- rewards / punish
Work - promotion/ critisicm