Socialization can be divided into two categories

Running head: SOCIOLOGY
Socialization
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Socialization is a process which lasts for a lifetime and prepared an individual to be able
to live and belong to the society. It can be described as the process in which people learn about
different norms, habits and ideologies. These attributes are collected and inherited from the
society. However, each person has different set of habits and ideology which are specific to their
own socializing process. In other words, socializing involves inheriting and dissipating customs
and norms and ideology which is necessary for being a part of the society (Garcia-Alexander,
Woo and. Carlson). The thesis of this paper is to discuss socialization as a lifelong process.
Socialization lasts through an individual’s life and sociologists regard it to be the most influential
factor to determine a person’s beliefs, behavior and actions, from a children to a grown up adult.
Socialization can be divided into two categories, primary and secondary socialization (Little).
The process continues throughout the life but it starts right after a child is born. The child starts
picking up the basic nuances of socialization from his or her surrounding at a very early age.
They tend to learn about the attitudes, actions, beliefs and values which are specific to each
culture and society (Little). They relate to these attributes and learn it from each member they
socialize it. When a child is too young, they learn from family, friends and other people who
build up the immediate society in which he or she is exposed to engage in interaction.
Secondary socialization can be defined is the process which involve the learning process
through which one gets to learn about the appropriate, expected and standard way of behavior.
One gets to learn about these processes being an individual within the larger society Socializing
agents such as schools and workplaces build up the behavioral patterns which are accepted and
meet the standardized order within the society (Little). The socializing agents where an
individual learn more about society are schools, higher education institutions and workplaces.
The life course approach was developed during the second half of the twentieth century in order