THE FAMILY, THE

SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY

Home as the First Agent of
Socialization:
Home as the First Agent
of Socialization:
The family, or the home
environment, is often considered
the primary and most influential
agent of socialization.
This is where a child's initial
values, norms, and behaviors are
learned.
Home as the First Agent
of Socialization:
Values are individual beliefs that
motivate people to act one way or
another. They serve as a guide for
human behavior. Generally, people are
predisposed to adopt the values that
they are raised with. People also tend
to believe that those values are “right”
because they are the values of their
particular culture.
Home as the First Agent
of Socialization:
Norm, rule or standard of behaviour
shared by members of a social group.
Norms may be internalized—i.e.,
incorporated within the individual so that
there is conformity without external
rewards or punishments, or they may be
enforced by positive or negative
sanctions from without.
Home as the First Agent of
Socialization:
Parents, siblings, and close relatives play
a vital role in transmitting cultural and
societal values to children.

Children observe, interact, and imitate

the behaviors of family members, which
form the foundation of their social
identity.
Home as the First Agent of
Socialization:

Family also imparts important values,

such as ethics, morals, and basic
social skills.
School as Another Agent:
School

-a place where children go to be

educated
(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/school).

-an educational institution or a

building where young people
receive education
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/school)
 School
-not just a place for learning but a
community of people committed to
develop human potentials with a goal
of attaining positive social
transformation (Pawilen, et al., 2019).
School
-an educational institution designed to
provide learning spaces and learning
environments for the teaching of
students under the supervision of
teachers (Serrano & Cajigal, 2020).
Education
- the deliberate process, outside the
family, by which societies transmit
knowledge, values, and norms to
prepare young people for adult roles
(and, to a lesser extent, prepare adults
for new roles) www.encyclopedia.com
 Education
- A lifelong learning process, which needs
thorough attention on how its policies work
and affect those who are being educated. It
is considered as the foundation of society
that helps in the achievement of social
prosperity, political constancy, and
economic wealth (Serrano& Cajigal, 2020)
Community
According to the bibliography made by Neal (2012), community is a broad topic
within sociology, the social sciences generally, and offered the following
explanations:

First, a community is a group of people who interact with

one another, for example, as friends or neighbors.
Second, this interaction is typically viewed as occurring
within a bounded geographic territory, such as a
neighborhood or city.
Third, the community’s members often share common
values, beliefs, or behaviors.
Society
-It is the community of people living
in a particular country or region and
having shared customs, laws, and
organizations (lexico.com)
Society
- It is a large group of people who live
together in an organized way, making
decisions about how to do things and
sharing the work that needs to be done or it
may refer to all the people in a country, or in
several similar countries (dictionary.cambrdge.org)
Society
- live together in an organized way
- a social system of long-established relationships
- possesses its own culture that is more or less
unique
- individuals within it are members
- social system of long-established relationships
and certain way of life
- “web of social relationships”
Let’s see the difference…
-Society refers to a system or network
of relationships. However, community
refers to a group of individuals with a
certain sense of belongingness.
- The figure tells us that a society can be composed of many
communities and in each community, one or more schools can be
established. Everything that happens in each school, in each
community and in the whole society can be considered as part of
the whole education process.