Unit 9 – P1

Values – are beliefs that are shared by cultures or a group of individuals, they are guidelines on how one should lead their life.
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Principles – are norms, values and mores that represent an individual or communities they help you know to morals. They also serve as policies and objectives in government. For example, a principle is having concern for the wellbeing of others.
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Socialisation comes in two forms: primary and secondary.
Primary socialisation starts at birth and finishes by the time the child reaches school. For instance, learning to crawl, walk and talk are all taken place during this period, we also learn about the norms in society like manners and how to behave in public . This learning only occurs in the family.
Secondary socialisation begins after the age of five until death, this only occurs outside of the family. An example of secondary socialisation is learning to drive. As we get older it takes us longer to learn and understand things, and we learn thing through agents of socialisation.
We are controlled in ways; this is called agents of socialisation. This comes in four forms: school, family, peer groups and the media. The family is the most important form as it’s from them we learn about our gender roles, language, habits and beliefs. The next most important is school as they reinforcement the repercussions of misbehaving, for instance when you don’t do homework you will get a detention. During this time we learn – subconsciously - the hidden the curriculum: norms, values and how to act. Peer groups also have a great effect on our behaviour as they can cause pressure for us to conform. These could be positive or negative such teenage drinking,