agents of socialisation

Question 1

what are the agents of socialisation in timeline order

Answer 1

• family
• education
• peer group
• religion
• workplace
• media (can go anywhere, similar to religion)

Question 2

Family

what study can be used for family

Answer 2

Sullivan (2007): parents can transmit educational/social advantage to their children through cultural rather than economic means
Oakley

Question 3

Education

what study can be used for education

Answer 3

Parsons (1961): school as a secondary agent of socialisation provides equality of opportunity. Schools teach meritocracy in that it promotes hard work to achieve academically

Question 4

Peer Group study

Answer 4

Lees : double standards control girls’ behaviour in peer groups e.g. how term ‘slag’ is used to control their behaviour

Question 5

Religion study

Answer 5

Ninian Smart’s ‘ethnical or legal dimension’ of religion (religious rules) e.g. ten commandments in Christianity

Question 6

Workplace study

Answer 6

Waddington (1999): studied onboarding w/i the police force and found that off-duty police officers have norms and values that don’t fit public expectation of them
–> Reiner found that these macho values and racist norms fuel tensions between civilian and police force

Question 7

Media study

Answer 7

Currie (1999): female magazines have become more focused on beautification but men’s magazines cannot be overlooked e.g. GQ + Maxim shift values to place importance on appearance rather than sincerity