Examples Of Socialisation In Health And Social Care

Michelle is 45 years old and stays in Clydebank. She grew up with her Father, Mother and two sisters. She then moved to Glasgow to move in with her boyfriend Andrew, who she had been with for several years. They got married, then went on to have two children, Natalie and Declan. A few years after the youngest child was born, Michelle and Andrew got a divorce.
Michelle moved back to Clydebank to have family support after the break up. Michelle ended up suffering from depression after the breakup and turned to alcohol to help her through this hard time in her life. As Michelle was suffering from depression, she was unfit to work and had to rely on benefits. Through alcohol she met her new partner Stephen, who was also alcohol dependent and …show more content…
Socialisation is the process of learning to be a functioning member of society. Through this we learn the norms and laws in society. Primary socialisation is the process of how we learn the norms which society define as expected behaviours, roles which are the patterns of behaviour that are expected in society and values which are about beliefs in what is considered to be right or wrong., we usually learn these through our family. Secondary socialisation happens later on in life and is about the learning of skills and attitudes outside the family. They can be influenced by schools, work, the media, religion and …show more content…
Feminists believe that within society women have less power and influence than what men have. Females have had to learn that they have a lower position within the family structure. In relation to the case study feminists would believe that Michelle has been socialised into her role as a female and a mother. Within Michelle’s family it is clear that there has been cases of oppression, subordination and patriarchy within the family home from Stephen to Michelle. As Stephen has shown this by taking control within the family home, as he believed that he held more power than Michelle. As there is an inequality of power with Michelle and Stephen, this will be affect Michelle’s opportunities and life chances in the house but also out in society as well. Michelle may start to believe that maybe men do hold more power than women do and they can do whatever they want. Michelle may also start to believe that all men have these views which would cause Michelle to start to have prejudices opinions about men from the result of Stephens’s behaviour to Michelle. As Michelle has now went out to work full time she may start to think that there isn’t equal rights within the work place. “Employers must give men and women equal treatment in the terms and conditions of their employment contract if they are employed to do” (acas.org.uk) This would help Michelle feel