socialization is the process by which social beings establish wider and profound relationships with one and another,

in which they become more bound up with, and more perspective of the personality of themselves and for others, and build up the complex structure of nearer and wider association- Mac Iver Socialization mean the process of inducting the individual into the social and cultural world; of making him a particular member in society and its various groups and inducting him to accept the norms and values of that society...Socialization is definitely a matter of learning and not of biological inheritance- Kimball Young

socialization as the process of working together, of developing group responsibility, of being guided by the welfare needs of others- Bogardus Socialization is the process by which the individual learns to conform to the norms of the group- Ogburn By the term socialization we mean the process by which individual develops into a functioning members of the group according to its standards, conforming to its modes, observing its traditions and adjusting himself to the social situationsGillin and Gillin

socialization consist of the complex processes of interaction through which the individual learns the habit, skills, beliefs and standards of judgment that are necessary for his effective participation in social group and communities - Lundberg socialization as the process whereby original nature is transformed into human nature and the individual into person

The social order is maintained largely by socialization. Unless the individual behave in accordance with the norms of the group it is going to disintegrate.

Factors of the Process of Socialization Imitation Suggestion Identification Language

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process of socialization is operative not only in childhood but throughout life. It is a process which begins at birth and continues unceasingly until the death of the individual. It is socialization which turns the child into a useful member of the society and gives him social maturity

There are two sources of childs socialization 1) Those who have authority over him. 2) Those who are equal in authority to him.

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Family The School Friends Religion The State One of the reason for increasing crime in society is the failure of socializing agencies to properly and adequately socialize the child/ person.

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is the family that makes us social beings ready to take on our positions, a culture, and social institution. It is unimaginable, therefore, to ever consider the possibility for human society or the human individual without considering the role of the family.

The family remains a very important agency for the socialization of children. We take on human qualities through interaction in the family. The family teaches us symbol, helps shape our self, constitutes our first role models and our introduction to the rules of society, and forms our earliest perspective on the world. The family teaches us who we are and gives us the love and security necessary to make us independent adults. Through it all, most of us become social beings, members of society who are able to cooperate with others, and who act according to a conscience heavily influenced by rules we learn within the family. The family remains central to both the individual and society. It is still, to the language of sociologists, The primary group.