The document discusses the process of socialization, outlining how individuals acquire knowledge, language, skills, attitudes, values, and societal interactions through various influences such as family, school, peers, mass media, and religion. It highlights both positive and negative impacts of these influences, emphasizing the role of peer groups and mass media in shaping behaviors and values. The document also categorizes types of socialization, including primary, secondary, natural, planned, and gender socialization.

1. DR. C. BEULAH JAYARANI
M.Sc., M.A, M.Ed, M.Phil (Edn), M.Phil (ZOO), NET, Ph.D
ASST. PROFESSOR,
LOYOLA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, CHENNAI - 34

2. Socialization is a process by which individual acquires
the knowledge, language, skill, attitude, values and how
to interact with society.

4. Family
School
Peers
Mass media
Religion

5. The child learns language,
relationship, behaviour,
personal qualities etc……

6. The child learns formal
rules like punctuality,
cleanliness, discipline,
hard work, adjustment
etc…..

7. An individual learns both
positive and negative
things.
The people share similar
interest and social status.
Peer group may also
teach the negative like
violence, smoking, drugs
etc….

8. Mass media has both
positive and negative
impacts.
Positive impacts (kids
talent shows, NEWS,
awareness etc…)
Negative impacts
(stereotypes, violence,
suicide, addiction, stress,
depression etc…)

9. The child learns about the morality, values, beliefs,
ideas of right and wrong, dressing etc..

10. Primary
socialization
Secondary
socialization
Natural
socialization
Planned
socialization
Gender
socialization

11. Imitation
Suggestion
Identification
Language

12. An individual learns social
behaviour.
Develop personality.
Knows about his/her
own character.
Socialization teaches the
boy to learn boy character
and girl to learn girl
character.

13. *REfERENCEs
“Gender, School and Society”
*TNTEU – Study Material
*Ram Publications
*Sri Krishna Publications
*Samyukdha Publications
*Google Images
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