• Explain The Role Of Secondary Socialisation

1 Socialisation is a term used by sociologists, educationalists, social psychologists and political scientists. It is the process an individual (usually from birth) goes through, inheriting customs and ideologies, skills and habits from it’s surrounding environment. Through socialisation a person develops a sense of what is “normal” whether that be beliefs, morals or a sense of authority.

There are 2 types of socialisation. The first is called primary socialisation, which occurs in the first years of life. It usually takes place within the family learning key skills, authority, religious beliefs, culture, habits and routine. This is a crucial part of someone’s life and sets them up for integrating later on into society. If someone misses this stage in life they automatically are set back in life and quite commonly run in to learning and behaviour difficulties later in life. …show more content…
This usually begins when a child starts school and can be influenced by others and its surroundings. This can further shape a person, showing them there are many differences in their peers and how they have so far been socialised. They will learn about different normalities, religions and beliefs, attitudes towards education and learning from different figures of authorities. This enables us to adapt to new circumstances, even if it contradicts what was previously taught through primary socialisation.

Some of the agents that can affect secondary socialisation are the media. This plays such a huge part in society. So many of us are influenced by what we read, see and hear from the media. For example many young girls read fashion magazines which quite often feature very tall slim women with clear skin and long silky hair. When a person constantly sees images of these women described as beautiful, that reader cannot help but compare themselves to that image. This can make readers feels inadequate, ugly and have low