SOCIALIZATION ACROSS THE LIFE CYCLE

1. “SOCIALIZATION
ACROSS THE LIFE
CYCLE”

2. Socialization
• is the process by which people
develop a sense of self and learn
the ways of society
• is the lifelong process of
preparing an individual to live
within his or her own society.

3. Agents of socialization:

4. 1. family
family

5. 2. school
• school

6. 3. Mass media
• It is a form of communication directed to
large audiences and includes TV, radio,
newspapers, and magazines. It entertain us
and shape our attitudes and values.
• Mass media bombards youth with
advertising while socializing other age group
to the music and style of the youth
subculture.

7. Stages/ Process of socialization:

8. 1. oral stage
• It is a stage which begins from birth till one year.
• During this stage, the child cries for everything as
this is the only wat it can communicate its need.
• At the first year of its life, the child’s contact with
the outside world through the mouth and lips.
• Freud called this stage as “primary identification”.
• Crying and smiling are forms of early social
behavior.

9. 2. Anal stage
• During this stage the child learns
that one cannot totally depend on
the mother for everything.
• The child undergoes toilet training
and acquires other skills.
• It is taught to distinguish between
wrong and right actions trough
system of reward and punishment.

10. 3. Oedipal stage
• The child learns to identify itself with
the social role ascribed to it on the
basis of its sex.
• According to Freud, the boy develops
the “Oedipus complex” and girl
develop “Electra complex”.

11. 4. Latency stage
• By the beginning of thus stage, the
child has learnt to be independent in
the daily routine at home.
• There is a greater participation in
group activities and group loyalties
are considered important.
• There is a greater revolt against
authority and domination.

12. 5. Adolescence stage
• This stage starts with the onset of puberty and
continue through the teenage years.
• The adolescent undergoes a number of physiological
changes.
• Boys and girls try to break free from parental control.
• The individual is more attracted to members of the
opposite sex.
• It is more generally to various recreational activities.

13. Work cited:
https://www.slideshare.net/SLazio-Maimone/socialization-
across-the-life-cycle

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