secondary socialisation

**SECONDARY SOCIALISATION**

The socialisation process from age 5 onwards. We learn norms and values through peer groups, media, education, workplace and religion

agents of socialisation

* The family
* Education
* Workplace
* Media
* Peer group
* Religion

%%Dunn \[2004\] - peer groups%%

found that children formed friendships on the basis of the ‘like me’ principle. Children on the same gender, race, SES, or hobbies stuck together.

%%Skelton and Francis \[2003\] - peer groups%%

found that children split into gender groups when playing outside. Males dominated the space while females played skipping in the corner or played house

%%McRobbie and Gardner - peer groups%%

found that girls have ‘bedroom cultures’ where they feel safe to discuss makeup, sex, and music in their rooms without fear of ridicule

%%Sue Lees \[1983-1987\] - peer groups%%

looked at the pressure put on teen girls. Found that the term ‘slag’ was used by boys to control girls for their sexual behaviour

%%Maria Papapolydoru \[2014\] - peer groups%%

found that students are well aware of social class and are able to understand how these reflect on friendships and therefore children will hand out with other kids with similar SES

==hidden curriculum - education==

The hidden curriculum refers to the transmition of norms and values that are not part of the official curriculum but you still learn through going to school e.g. punctuality, uniform and doing homework

==official curriculum - education==

The official curriculum refers to the official skills that an individual learns at school that reflects out wider cultural values. E.g. PE, maths and english

==marxist view - education==

schools act as agents of social control in which they encourage conformity and submission to authority so people will demonstrate this later in the workplace. *Bowles and Ghintis* argue that the education system brainwashes children into being obedient and  unquestioning

==functionalist view - education==

it transmits cultural values, produces conformity and consensus, bridges the gap between family and wider society, and encourages important values such as achievement, competition and individualism.

@@forms of media@@

* Newspapers
* Tv
* Cinema
* YouTube
* Video games
* Books
* magazine

@@imitation - media@@

Imitation suggests that as humans we tend to copy people we view as role models. This could be friends, celebrities or family members

@@hypodermic needle theory - media@@

The hypodermic needle theory implies that mass media has a direct and immediate effect on its audiences. This suggests that individuals have no conscious control over its effect on us. The case of James Bulger can be used to support this

@@cult of femininity - media@@

Marjorie Ferguson argues that magazines operate around a ‘cult of femininity’ as they present the ideas that women should be striving to be thin, sexy, pretty, and blonde. They teach young girls that they have to fit this criteria to be ‘desirable’

^^anticipatory socialisation - workplace^^

Anticipatory socialisation is the process of learning about a job before entering the workplace

^^formal socialisation - workplace^^

Formal socialisation is when the management of a company take on the responsibility of socialising employees into the culture under rules of the workplace.

^^informal socialisation - workplace^^

Informal is when The peer group in the workplace teaches you the rules 

^^resocialisation - workplace^^

Resocialisation is the process of starting a new job and learning about the workplace

religion

Religion socialises us through moral values, rituals and ceremonies, and role models

diversity - religion

Berger and Luckman argue its becoming more difficult for religion to influence people as there's not one single belief system