Question

What are agents of socialization?Explain different types of agent of socialization.

Answer 1

Answer:

Agents of socialization are institutions that impress social standard in indevidual ad it can include family, religion, language, teams and even the media.

Four main agents are family, school, mass media and peers.

There is no better way to start than to talk about the role of family in our social development, as family is usually considered to be the most important agent of socialization.

The next important agent of childhood socialization is the school. Of course, the official purpose of school is to transfer subject knowledge and teach life skills, such as following directions and meeting deadlines.

Peer groups give us an opportunity as children to form relationships with others on our own terms, plus learn things without the direction of an adult. Our peers have an incredible amount of infulence in our childhood.