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This 3 page paper describes the stages of socialization a person goes through in their life, and mentions the agents of socialization that assist at each stage. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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adolescence, adulthood, and age sixty-five and over" (Reis, 2006). During each of these stages, people learn and develop the skills they will need throughout life (Reis, 2006). At each stage,
people add more skills and refine those they already learned. Each of the stages has various steps in it as well. Childhood is "the most important stage of socialization. The
first thing that humans go through in life is called primary socialization, in which children develop personality, motor skills, reasoning, language and most importantly, self-concept" (Reis, 2006). Once these
bases are in place, values, roles and norms are added (Reis, 2006). The socialization that takes place in childhood is called "primary socialization" and it is "the building block for
socialization throughout the rest of ones life. Without learning and developing these skills early on, a person is not likely to develop them and therefore, will not have the tools
to become an active member of society" (Reis, 2006). During childhood, the most important "agent of socialization" is the family (Reis, 2006). It is the family that provides a
"nurturing environment that is instrumental in normal cognitive, emotional and physical development" (Reis, 2006). When a child interacts with his family, he develops language, motor skills, like typing his shoes
and eating; he also learns "to share emotional care and understanding" (Reis, 2006). At some point in the childs later development, after he has mastered "simple life skills," the parents
begin to teach more abstract concepts such as the meaning of right and wrong, and "obedience and conformity" (Reis, 2006). It is ultimately our parents who "teach and give us
the foundation for the future of our lives" (Reis, 2006). The next stage of socialization is adolescence, which "continues the development of childhood lessons while, at the same time, setting
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