The following points highlight the five important agencies that have contributed in the process of socialisation. The agencies are: 1. The Family 2. The Peer Group 3. The School 4. The Books 5. The Mass Media. Agency # 1. The Family: The family gets the baby first. Hence the process of socialisation begins in the family. A child is born [...]
The following points highlight the four main stages involved in socialization. The stages are: 1. The Oral Stage 2. The Anal Stage 3. The Puberty Stage 4. The Adolescence Stage. Socialisation # 1. The Oral Stage: In the womb the foetus is warm and comfortable. At birth, the baby faces his first crisis: he must breathe, he must exert himself [...]
The 'self may be viewed from two angles: the self as subject and the self as object. The nature of the self, as seen by oneself from inside, is something which transcends all scientific investigations. It is a mystery which language fails to describe. Every person has a consciousness of self, such consciousness finds expression in the use of the [...]