Globalisation and Socialisation

Question 1

what is globalisation?

Answer 1

• society is now changing and coming together as one connected world.
• we are mixing and merging our cultures together as one
• Giddens ‘The interconnectedness of society’

Question 2

what does interconnectedness mean?

Answer 2

how was humans we all link together and join as the human race.

Question 3

what is socialisation?

Answer 3

• the process of learning how to be human beings
• the way that we learn the culture,norms,values of our society
• we must learn to be fully functioning human beings

Question 4

what are agents of socialisation?

Answer 4

people who help us learn the culture of our society

Question 5

examples of agents

Answer 5

family, parents, media, work place, religion, royalty, goverment, politics, teachers , education, friends , peers

Question 6

1- primary socialisation?

Answer 6

Agent = family
Age = 0-4
- most vital stage = take in lots of information in order to develop.
- we learn most/all our basic life skills at this age and very impressionable
-we need primary to build on secondary socialisation

Question 7

2- secondary socialisation

Answer 7

• Agent = people outside of families
• 4 years onwards
• we learn our culture from outside the family
• start to become more independent
• teaches us things family cant

Question 8

3- gender role socialisation

Answer 8

• when we learn what is ‘acceptable’ masculine or feminine behaviour.
• what your society expects of you due to your sex