Socialisation

Question 1

What is the definition of socialisation?

Answer 1

Process by which individuals are taught, learn, and internalise the norms and values of their culture/society.

Question 2

What are the two main types of socialisation?

Answer 2

• Primary
• Secondary

Question 3

What is primary socialisation?

Answer 3

The initial phase where children learn the norms and values of their culture, primarily through family.

Question 4

Who proposed the concept of primary socialisation?

Answer 4

Parsons

Question 5

What is secondary socialisation?

Answer 5

The process of learning appropriate behavior within smaller sections of the larger society, occurring outside the family.

Question 6

What role do peer groups play in socialisation?

Answer 6

Peer groups influence children’s identities and values, often forming cliques that affect social status.

Question 7

What is political socialisation?

Answer 7

The process by which individuals develop an understanding of their political identities and opinions.

Question 8

What is racial socialisation?

Answer 8

Messages about race-related meanings and racism transmitted by parents to their children.

Question 9

What is gender socialisation?

Answer 9

The process where children learn about social expectations and attitudes typically associated with their gender.

Question 10

What is the significance of media in socialisation according to Young (2002)?

Answer 10

LWC live in a bulimic society: a society constantly exposed to the materialistic goods they cannot consume but are taken for granted by majority of society.
Media raises people’s expectations and exposes them to material goods they cannot consume, raises people’s expectation too high.

Question 11

What is the role of family in moulding a child’s personality?

Answer 11

Family provides the primary context for emotional support and shapes the child’s personality through interaction.

Question 12

What does Willis’s study suggest about boys in school?

Answer 12

Willis found that boys rejected school as a preparation for jobs, focusing instead on maintaining status among peers.

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The process of learning to labor in paid employment is known as _______.

Answer 13

workplace socialisation

Question 14

What influences children’s educational and career paths?

Answer 14

Socialisation processes, including family, peer groups, and educational institutions.

Question 15

True or False: Socialisation only occurs within the family unit.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

What is the concept of ‘group socialisation’?

Answer 16

The theory that suggests how distinct groups within our lives influence various aspects of our identities.

Question 17

According to Reay (1998), what advantage do middle-class mothers have in terms of socialisation?

Answer 17

They have more time and energy to spend with their children, engaging in activities like reading and playing.

Question 18

What impact does cultural deprivation have on children from lower-class backgrounds?

Answer 18

It deprives them of certain values and norms necessary for success in the education system.

Question 19

What are the basic functions of families in political socialisation?

Answer 19

• Developing patriotism
• Cultivating good citizenship

Question 20

What is the effect of expectations raised by media on society?

Answer 20

It creates a sense of inadequacy among individuals who cannot meet those high expectations.

Question 21

What does the term ‘moral socialisation’ refer to?

Answer 21

The process through which children learn societal norms and values regarding morality.

Question 22

Primary Socialisation: Parsons

Answer 22

Family has two basic functions:
-Socialisation of children
-Stabilisation of adult personalities

Question 23

Adler and Adler (peer groups)

Answer 23

Study, white, MC boys
Peer groups very important in their lives. As cliques form and some gain a higher status than others, certain members of individual groups have more power and influence.
Peers influence the paths and choices made by

Question 24

Butler 1995 (religion)

Answer 24

Studied Muslim girls born in the Uk. Adopted some of their religious beliefs to fit in with the circumstances surrounding them.
Research tells us although religion plays a big part in socialisation, it can be affected by the place/ culture in which a person lives

Question 25

Workplace

Answer 25

Process of learning to labour in paid employment, internalise norms and values, culture etc of their workplace. Through onboarding, new employees acquire necessary knowledge, skills, behaviours to be effective members