Forces of Socialisation on Teens

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This paper examines how socialisation cannot be attributed to any single factor and it is a combination of multiple forces, which shape the personality and identity of an individual. It looks at how, of these forces the most prominent are family, peers, the media, institutions and location. While most people are affected by the factors listed, they are of varying influence depending on an individual's situation. It shows how the power of certain forces of socialisation has changed in the modern world and how for example the media has grown to fill a gap left by the diminishment of the family.

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"Family is arguably of major influence on the socialisation of human beings. It is with our family that our first interactions with the world are made and from the family that we are most likely to learn the basics of life. We learn to walk and talk from our families, thus it is a fair assumption that we are, at least in part, socialised by our families. However, the structure of the average family has changed greatly over recent years as the traditional 'nuclear' family has devolved into single (or multiple) parent families. As the institution of family has been remodelled for the modern 'no-fault divorce' age, it is understandable that the force of family on socialisation has waned, for better or worse. It is the extent of the influence of family that has caused much discussion by the sociological profession."

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