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Learning Society’s Rules

Socialisation is how people learn the norms and values of their society. It starts with family in early life, then continues through school, peers, work and media.

In the picture

  1. The family group: early learning of norms and values
  2. The teacher: formal transmission of society’s expectations
  3. The small group of teenagers: peer influence and belonging
  4. The worker at the desk: workplace routines and professional norms
  5. The radio on the shelf: media messages that shape ideas and behaviour

Examples

  • A child learns to say please and thank you at home.
  • A new employee learns the unwritten rules of the office.

Quiz: Learning Society’s Rules (Age 18)

  1. What does socialisation teach people?

    • the norms and values of their society
    • only workplace routines and skills
    • only academic subjects and facts
  2. Where does primary socialisation mainly happen?

    • in school through formal teaching
    • through media during adulthood
    • in close family during childhood
  3. Which agents continue socialisation after early childhood?

    • no agents, because socialisation ends
    • close family only
    • school, peers, work and media

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