Family Socialization

Family is considered to be the most important agent of socialization because it is the first agent that shapes an individual personality. A child is born into the world and the first people that they come in contact with is going to be family, whether it is their biological parents or not it is going to be a person that is going to shape and mode their beliefs and values. Since there is a large range of family organization and volume, the major impact of family on a person is always going to be different even from siblings. In formation being passed down is always going to come from a two way street because older siblings may not get something a younger sibling get because of the change over time in society (Conley, 2015, p. 121). One thing that will never change is a child will always learn to take their first steps and speak their first words from family. Over the years the typical family that society seen to be the father and mother married together with kids and the father being the main income provider has really changed. In the past 60 years in America the divorce rate is at its highest and we are seeing more blended families. Blended being with race, sexualility and step parents. Which brings our families away from ideal family from the 1960s. One of the reason is because women are becoming more independent. …show more content…
When you look at a family that is your typical family, married with children, and a good working class, to me those are the type of families you see on TV. With families, if you are growing up in a lower class working home the lack of opportunities can have a bad effect on your relationship life. Lower class families are normally considered to be a single parent raising their children. When that parent is trying to focus on making sure their children have the basic needs in life in they do not really find time for a social