Explain 6 different means of socialisation

Socialization is a process of social learning through which a child acquires the norms, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that are acceptable in his/her culture.
Main agents of socialization are following:

1. Parents:
   1. Parents have the most direct and significant impact on children's development.
   2. Parents encourage certain behaviours by rewarding them verbally (e.g. praising).
   3. They also discourage certain behaviours through non-approving behaviours,
   4. The conditions of life in which parents live (poverty, illness, job stress, nature of family) also influence the styles they adopt in socializing children.
2. School:
   1. ​​​​In schools children learn not only cognitive skills (e.g. reading, writing, doing mathematics) but also many social skills (e.g. way of behaving with elders and age mates, accepting roles, fulfilling responsibilities).
   2. Several other positive qualities such as self-initiative, self-control responsibility, and creativity are encouraged in schools.
3. Peer-Groups:
   1. Friendship provides children not only with a good opportunity to be in company of others, but also for organizing various activities (e.g. play) collectively with the member of their own age.
   2. Qualities like sharing, trust, mutual understanding, role acceptance and fulfillment develop on interaction with peers.
   3. Development of self-identity is greatly facilitated by the peer groups.
4. Media-Influences:
   1. ​​​​The exposure to violence on television enhances aggressive behaviour among children.
   2. In recent years media has also acquired the property of a socializing agent therefore children learn about many things from newspapers, television, books and cinema.