The Socialisation Process
Sociology · Year 12 · Culture and Identity · 4.º Período

The Socialisation Process

Understanding primary and secondary socialisation and the agencies involved in transmitting culture.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA AS Sociology 3.2.2.2 (The socialisation process and the role of the agencies of socialisation)Edexcel Sociology 8SY0/02 (Socialisation)

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Understanding primary and secondary socialisation and the agencies involved in transmitting culture.

Key Questions

  1. How does the family act as an agency of primary socialisation?
  2. What role do peer groups play in secondary socialisation?
  3. How do functionalists and Marxists view the socialisation process differently?

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