Socialisation Flashcards
Socialisation definition
Mixing socially with others or the process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society
Primary socialisation definition
Early period in someone’s life
initially learn and build themselves through experiences and interactions
Takes place during infancy and childhood
Between ages 0 to 4
Secondary socialisation definition
the process of learning what is the appropriate behavior in the outside world
takes place outside the home.
It is where children and adults learn how to act in a way that is appropriate for the situations they are in.
4+ (still learning)
Primary socialisation (what is taught)
Bonding Create relationships Love Trust Right and wrongs
Secondary socialisation (what is taught)
How to socialise
Manners and respect
How to react in certain situations through experience
Still learning…
Who teaches primary socialisation
Parents
Siblings
Carers
Wider family
Who teaches secondary socialisation
Friends Teachers Media Family Work colleagues
What are the six agents of socialisation
Religion, media, family, workplace, education and peers
Hidden curriculum
Rules that everyone natural knows just to do (unwritten rules)
disobedience, respect and being on time
Peer influence
When you choose to do something you wouldn’t otherwise do
Canteen culture
Norms and values determined on the workplace
How people act and what they say to fit in
How people would rather be wrong with everyone else than right but alone
What are the formal agencies of social control
5
Criminal justice system Workplace Military Religion Education
Informal agencies of social control
6
Media Family Religion Education Peers Workplace
How does society reward/Reinforce behaviour
Formal
Getting a pay rise
Receiving a promotion
How does society reward/reinforce behaviour
Informal
Giving a child a sticker after a needle
Receiving a lollipop after the doctors
How to society punish behaviour
Formal
Going to jail Warnings from police Sentences from a court Dismissal from work Exclusion from school
How does society punish behaviour
Informal
Socially excluding a person from a friend group
Disappointed reactions from parents
Not receiving a promotion
Celebrities being criticised in magazines
What is a formal social control
Explicit and obvious – people are aware it’s happening
What is informal social control
Subtle – not many people are aware it’s happening
What are examples of ascribed status
Royalty Born into high social class Disability Genes Celebrity babies
What are examples of achieved status
Earning high social class Earning an identity Job title Grades Created family
Role conflict
When one person must play multiple roles such as worker, friend, sister, mother, team player etc
Nature
The genetic inheritance and other biological factors
Nurture
Taken as influence of external factors after conception
The product of experience, exposure and life experiences of an individuals learning
