Socialization - Demo

___________ is the process of learning and internalizing the values, beliefs, and norms of our social group, by which we become functioning members of a society.

• Adaptation

• Socialization

• Evaluation

• Personification

When does the process of socialization end?

• Once a child begins to understand language

• When a child starts school

• When a person gets their first job

• When a person gets married

• Never - the process lasts throughout one's lifetime

Answer explanation

Socialization is a lifelong process. It begins the day you are born and will end the day you leave this Earth. It happens over one's lifetime.

Which agent of socialization has the most impact during the earliest stages of a child's life?

• school

• peers

• the media

• family

Answer explanation

The family is the most significant agent of socialization in all societies. It is where we first begin to internalize the norms and values of our society.

Which agent of socialization is the most influential for older children and adults?

Answer explanation

As children get older, peers often become more important than their parent's as agents of socialization. As the influence of peers increases, the influence of parents decreases.

The media is the second agent of socialization.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The school is considered the second agent of socialization.

The media is the most controversial agent of socialization.