The primary agents of socialization include the family, the peer groups, the school, religion, economic systems, legal systems, penal systems, language, and the mass media.
PRIMARY SOCIALISATION:
It refers to socialisation of the infant in the primary or earliest years of his life. It is a process by which the infant learns language and cognitive skills, internalises norms and values.
SECONDARY SOCIALISATION:
Secondary socialisation generally refers to the social training received by the child in institutional or formal settings and continues throughout the rest of his life.
ADULT SOCIALISATION:
In adult socialization we enter in different roles, for example, becoming an employee, a husband/wife. Adult socialisation teaches people to take on new duties.
ANTICIPATORY SOCIALISATION:
Anticipatory socialisation refers to a process by which men learn the culture of a group.
RE-SOCIALISATION:
Re-Socialisation refers to the process of discarding former behaviour patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one’s life.
