SOCIALISATION

AT1126: INDIAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE

LESSON OUTCOMES
On going through this unit one should be able to:
• Provide an in-depth view of the nature of socialisation
• Describe the process of socialisation of becoming an effective citizen or to become responsible
members of their society
• Explain distinctive features of socialisation that takes place in different social settings
• Analyse types of socialisation
• Describe different factors in and agencies of socialisation
• Assess the impact of family, neighbourhood, peer groups and mass media on socialisation
• Explain the ways in which gender identity formation takes place in the early years of life
SOCIALISATION
INTRODUCTION
 What is Socialisation?

FACTORS OF SOCIALISATION
 Shared Meanings and Values
 Education and Socialisation
 Socialisation: Norms and Values
 Transmission of Knowledge
 Explicit and Implicit Directions
 Role and Socialisation
TYPES OF SOCIALISATION
 Primary and Secondary Socialisation
 Child and Adult Socialisation
 Conscious and Unconscious Socialisation
 Re-socialisation
 Marital Re-socialisation
 Extensive and Intensive Socialisation
 Anticipatory Socialisation
 Religion and Socialisation
AGENCIES OF SOCIALISATION
• Factors of Socialisation
• Family, Social Class and Socialisation
• Behaviour and Family
• School and Socialisation
• Gender Related Studies Socialisation
• Mass Media and Socialisation
• Impact of Television
Culture is
• A way of thinking, feeling, believing
• The total way of life of a people
• Learned behavior
• A storehouse of pooled learning
• The social legacy the individual acquires