factors influencing socialization
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Factors influencing Socialization
Prepared by
Dr. Vijayshri
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Psychology
M.M.Mahila College, Ara, Bihar
Introductory Note
Various factors like family, friends, school, extracurricular activities,
mass media, cultural and religious communities have an impact on a
child’s socialization process. To ensure that a kid acquires
appropriate social skills, norms, values, customs and behaviors, a
parent must take care of these different factors. Growing up in
negative surroundings will have adverse effects on his/her behavior
and personality during socialization.
Influencing Factors to Socialization
Peer Group
Extra Curricular Activities
Family Type and Size
Child Raring Practices
Social Emotional Development
Punishment And Discipline
Mass Media
Religion and culture
PEER GROUP
Children in preschool often form
fantasy narratives together. This is very
important as he/she is also building a
firm relation with someone similar in
age and beliefs. Engaging in team work
and group projects help them improve
their social development as they get a
sense of security and support, outside
the family.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Extracurricular activities include dancing, singing,
playing instruments, sports, art and craft and such
others. As children together take part in such
activities, they learn the importance of teamwork
and performing in groups. The child starts taking
responsibility for others, crafting unique ideas to
overcome difficulties, showing interest in
organizing skills. All these forms an integral part
of social development.
FAMILY TYPE AND SIZE
The most important unit for social development in children
is their family. Since family members are among the first
people with whom children communicate, their attitude has
the greatest influence on the child’s social behavior.
Growing up in large families, therefore, provides an added
advantage; it imbibes acts of sharing and caring for the
little ones. Having a sibling is also helpful in that case. The
child, therefore, grows up to be jolly with traits like
kindness, affection and compassion towards others.
CHILD RARING PRACTICES
Acceptance-rejection and control-autonomy are contributing factors that
determine a family’s attitude toward child rearing. The structure of the family and
the personality characteristics of individual parents make a difference in
socialization process. parents should pay careful attention in maintaining a
healthy and happy ambiance inside the house as it is the founding stone for the
child’s personality. Families that spend quality time together, for example:
spending time over dinner, preparing a meal together, or going out for fishing,
promote healthy socialization among children.
PUNISHMENT AND DISCIPLINE
Consistency is vital in guiding children to a higher level of
socialization. Often teachers scold or punish a child for a
behavior one day, and the next appear to ignore the
same behavior. This happens due to the mood of the
teacher at the moment. Consistency in discipline allows
the child to know what he can and cannot do. Parents
and teachers can assist children in socialization by
building a sense of trust and a feeling they can have
some control over their life
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Specific tasks related to social development occur in
early childhood, just like developmental tasks occur in
cognitive growth. The socialization process begins
shortly after birth and continues into adulthood, the
age of early childhood is a crucial period of
socialization. How children are disciplined, how they
respond to this discipline, and how they develop
independent behavior are all connected to the process
in which socialization occurs.
MASS MEDIA
Mass media arise as communication technology
(first the newspapers and then radio, television,
films, and the Internet) spreads information on a
mass scale. The mass media have an enormous
effect on our attitudes and behaviour, and on
shaping child's opinions about issues as well as what
they buy. Where television provides lot of
entertainment, at the same time it is a big agent of
socialization for all.
RELIGION AND CULTURE
Religion plays significant role in the socialization . It influences
morality, becoming a key component in people's ideas of right
and wrong. The influence of religion extends to many areas of
our lives. For example participation in religious ceremonies not
only teaches us beliefs about the here after but also ideas about
dress, concepts, and manners appropriate for formal occasions.
The culture or community a child grows up in determines his/her
social behavior to a great extent. For example, if a certain
cultural or religious community does not encourage
socialization, it will hinder a child’s social development. He/she
will not possess skills of gelling up well with others of his/her
age. The child will probably mix with people from his/her
community; which will fail to bring about diverse traits in their
personality.
Web links
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