After reading this article you will learn about the process of development and changes of behaviour in an individual. 1. Development proceeds in an orderly manner. This enables us to predict the pattern of development. For example, most of us cut our teeth before the first year; started walk by the end of the first year; the boys grow moustaches [...]
This article throws light upon the primary and secondary agencies of socialisation:- 1. The Home or the Family 2. The Neighbourhood and Community 3. The Peer Group 4. Social Class 5. Religion 6. Culture. Agency # 1. The Home or the Family: Every child is born into a family. The home or family is the first social agency with which [...]
This article throws light upon the top six sources that provide knowledge about socialisation. The sources are: 1. Cultural Anthropology 2. Psychoanalysis 3. Other Unattached Empirical Studies 4. Research 5. Animal Studies 6. Direct and Indirect Sources. Source # 1. Cultural Anthropology: The first source and probably the major source of knowledge about socialisation, is cultural anthropology investigations by cultural [...]