Secondary Socialisation

Secondary Socialisation

1. Family (Primary Socialisation)

   • What do they teach us?
     • Communication
     • Manners
     • Norms in the home
     • Right and wrong
   • Is it successful?
     • Yes, in all children obey orders
     • Children do try to challenge the boundaries though
   • Key Studies
     • Furedi
       • Paranoid Parents
     • Reay
       • Social class differences

2. Education

   • What does it teach us?
     • To adapt to rules
     • Cultural expectations
     • Social order
     • Expectations, norms and values
     • Formal and informal curriculum
   • Is it successful?
     • Yes, Students are constantly reminded of expectations
     • Some might try to test teachers and break school rules though

3. Peer Group

   • What do they teach us?
     • Norms and values
     • Membership and belonging
     • Status and role models
     • To be individualistic
   • Is it successful?
     • Yes, people feel more confident in a peer group
     • However, people sometimes feel pressured to change to fit it
   • Key Studies
     • Sewell
       • 'Cultural Comfort Zones', people hang around with others of the same social background

4. Media

   • What does it teach us?
     • Values, behaviour and what's acceptable
     • Socialising individuals
     • Promotes certain lifestyles
   • Is it successful?
     • Yes, many peoples attitudes are influenced
     • People gain role models
   • Key Studies
     • Marie Gillespie
       • Videos have important socialising functions

5. Religion

   • What does it teach us?
     • Social attitudes and behaviour
     • Moral values
     • Social unity
     • Identity
   • Is it successful?
     • Values they teach are used in society
     • However, Religion itself is on the decline
   • Key Studies
     • Charlotte Butler
       • Muslim girls adapting to society in the East Midlands

6. Workplace

   • What does it teach us?
     • Skills, norms and values
     • Forms of learning
     • Behaviour and discipline
     • Responsibility and identity
   • Is it successful?
     • Yes, people behave and obey a given code of conduct
   • Key Studies
     • Waddington
       • 'Canteen Culture'