Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Behavior & Behavior Change

Question

The most important agents of socialization include:
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Answer

The most important agents of socialization include:
family
school
peers
mass media
family: learn core beliefs, values, norms, etc
school: teaches life skills and academics, teaches social skills, how to obey authority, etc
peers: develop behaviors, contradict parents, etc
mass media: exposed to a TON of content, exposed to mature content, enforce gender roles and stereotypes

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