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Which of the following is correct in the context of socialization of children?
1. School is a primary socialization agent and peers are secondary socialization agents.
2. Peers are primary socialization agent and family is a secondary socialization agent.
3. Family and mass-media both are secondary socialization agents.
4. School is a secondary socialization agent and family is a primary socialization agent.

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : School is a secondary socialization agent and family is a primary socialization agent.

Socialization is the process through which communities transact or educate their members about the norms and values of society to be socially acceptable.

  • It simply refers to acquire the socially approved ways of behavior and to take ideal expectations seriously.
  • Socialization is the continuous process of negotiating identities and shaping one’s concept of self, identity, various attitudes, and behaviors. 
  • Socialization has 4 major agents namely family, school, peers, and mass media

 

Types of Socialization:

  • Primary Socialization: 
  • It happens during infancy and childhood. It refers to the process where the child becomes socialized through the family in the early childhood years. 
    • This highlights that the key agent in the process of primary socialization is the family.
    • For example, a very young child in a family has little knowledge of his culture. It is through the family that the child gets to know what is accepted and what is not in a particular society.
  • Secondary Socialization: 
  • It occurs once the infant passes into the childhood phase and continues into maturity. It refers to the process that begins in the later years through agencies such as school and peer groups
    • During this phase more than the family, some other agents of socialization like the school and peers’ group begin to play a role in socializing the child.
    • For example, Schools help children in learning the importance of social cohesion and unity and inculcating the informal cues about social roles through interaction.

Hence, it could be concluded that the statement 'School is a secondary socialization agent and family is a primary socialization agent' is correct in the context of socialization of children.

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