Sociology: Socialization and Social Interaction

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SOCIOLOGY
This is a research paper that covers issues that deal with sociology. The paper discusses
in detail socialization as well as social interaction. Socialization and social interaction can be
defined as a situation where a person learns to adapt to a society (or group) as well as behaving
in a manner agreed by the group (Conkling, 2018). Individuals become members of any society
through socialization. It is a core element of a society. The five forces of Socialization are also
well discussed in this research paper. They help in shaping the sense of an individual belonging
to a specific group. Lastly, there is a discussion on the importance of Socialization and social
interaction and how it affects our society.
Agents of socialization
The most essential agent of socialization for young children and infants is the family
(Patterson, DeBaryshe & Ramsey, 2017). The remaining four includes peer groups, mass media,
and peer group.
Family
Family influences the lives of each and every one in the society. From the early
childhood, it taught people things that are bad and good. We all get our values, religion, habits,
and language and gender role from the people that we are living with in our homestead
(Steinberg & Darling, 2017). People get their ranks in society through their family’s wealth and
connection which later on help in the determination of an individual’s job opportunities in future
life. Even though people grow up and begin to develop their own beliefs and opinions and
values, the family beliefs, opinion and values that were implanted in an individual since there
childhood never disappear (Kochanska, 2017).

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Family is the building block of any society. With the exception of family, we as the
people would not be able to socialize (Wagner, Doehler & González, 2018) A good illustration
of how family is very important would be a separated child without the family like Genie. She
was separated from the family until she was found at a tender age of 13 years old. Genie was
living in isolation and that means she never interacted with the family and the outside world. The
Feral child does not know how to communicate with the family and was later abused by her own
father. This indicates that it is important for a child to learn how to speak and interact with
different people especially when the child is at the peak of their learning. It is true that without
any form of interaction, the child will not be in the position of knowing how to communicate and
act appropriately with other people (Light, 2017).
Peers
Peers play a major role in the life of any child. This is mostly true during the stage of
adolescence, when friends influence our tastes in clothes, music and different aspects of the lives
of individuals. Friends can also be vital during other parts of our lives. This is because we
depend on friends for emotional support and comfort, for companionship, and for fun.
That is the positive effect of having friendship. The negative effect is that is known as
peer pressure. This suggests that our friends can greatly influence us in different ways. During
the stage of adolescence, the interest of our friends can greatly influence own interests in music
and films.
The Mass Media
Mass media is one of the forces that influence socialization. It represents movies,
magazines, popular music, and Television show. The mass media influences our taste in well-