AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION 2
Agents of Socialization
Social Group Agents
Social Group Agents
Socialization is an important aspect of the society as it helps in the teaching of the culture
of a society to new members. Family comes first in the agent of socialization and they include
mothers and fathers, siblings as well as the extended family (Keirms et al., 2013). Members of
the family and the extended family all teach a child to know different things. Moral development
is an important aspect of socialization as the children are taught what is good and bad in the
society (Keirns et al., 2013). The parents are to blame for the success and failures of their
children given that they are to nurture them into the society (Keirms et al., 2013). The family
shows their children how the world is, how to use objects like books and how to socialize with
strangers. Teaching a child involves teaching and learning about an endless array of ideas.
Through the family, I have learned there are different gender roles despite being equal.
A peer group consists of age-mates who share the same social interests. Peer groups
begin as earlier as children begin to play together (Keirms et al., 2013). They teach each other on
the importance of taking turns, the rules in the games and how to score in a game. Children
continue to engage with their peers as they advance through to the adolescent stage. Peer groups
are important to adolescents as they begin to develop separation anxiety from their parents. My
experience in peer groups is that one can choose to develop him/herself instead of engaging in
drugs.
Institutional Agents
