The document discusses the major agents of socialization which include the family, peer groups, media, school, workplace, church, and neighborhood. The family serves as the primary agent of socialization by teaching children cultural values and helping them view the world. Other important agents are peer groups, which influence personality development, and schools, which provide formal socialization and preparation for adult roles. Religious groups and neighborhoods also shape individuals' beliefs, values, and understanding of society.

1. Agencies of
Socialization
Merielle Czarina Fuentes
BSN 3

2. It may be said that any institution
or person that shapes a person’s
behavior and values is an agent
of socialization.

3. Most Important Socializers

7. The family as the basic unit of the
society serves as the primary
agent of socialization, and can
also be the main agent of
socialization.
Family

10. Plays a very important role in the
promotion of socialization.
Enables children to view the world
through the same eyes, not with
those they refer as person on
authority.
Peer Groups

13. Plays a very important role in the
process of socialization
Influences the values, personality
and behavior system of the
person exposed.
The Media

16.  The school is an institution that is
established explicitly for the purpose
of socializing people.
 The primary agent of weaning the
children from home to a larger
society.
The School

17.  Also serves to function in teaching
children cultural values and attitudes
and preparing them for their roles as
adults.

18.  Where formal socialization takes place.
 Desocialization – done through trainings which
removes past self images brought about by past
socializations.
 Resocialization – experienced differently from
profession to profession.
The Workplace

19.  Religious groups play a vital role in
the process of socialization.
 Influences individual’s belief and
value system by its religious beliefs
and guides
The Church

20.  This is where the child is exposed to
the realities of life.
 This is where the child learns a set of
values and beliefs from the people in
the neighborhood.
The Neighborhood