Re-socialization and Adult Socialization

The family: Family is the first agency of socialization of the child. Physical nearness, close relationship, passiveness of the child, authority of parents over the child etc., all have greater...

(i) Primary (ii) informal (iii) Peer groups (iv) informal (v) egalitarian

(a) A Prison sentence – Resocialization

A child gets acquainted with values, customs, behavioural norms and manners through primary socialization.

Re-socialization is the process of unlearning old norms.

Example : Children learn basic responsibilities and duties from parents and other family members. The learning involves using sanctions which are mainly informal. The family teaches the child basic discipline...

Example : At the workplace, a person meets people of different age groups, belonging to different social and cultural backgrounds. Through various mechanisms like-on job training, orientation and formal meetings,...

Example : Cases of Feral, Mogli, Genies, unsocialized children are evident enough to show how human behaviour is largely learnt. The real account of the ‘Wolf-Children of Midnapore’ two small...

Primary Socialization Secondary Socialization (i) The learning which happens in the early years is termed as primary socialization. (i) The learning which extends over the entire life of a person is termed as...

Process of socialization – Human behaviour and skills have to be taught and learnt. This learning process is called as socialization. According to Mead, formation of self occurs in three...