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Youth and Socialization

Socialization takes place during one’s entire life; it is the process that one learns the physical, mental and social skills one needs to survive in their culture. It is important for one’s well-being and it is also important for the protection and constancy of one’s society (Watt, 229). Two major forces that socialization depends on are heredity and the environment. Heredity determines one’s physical make-up, while environment affects how one develops and behaves. Development is obtained by interacting with people. It strongly influences what kind of person one becomes, and it begins in very early childhood. The most important agents of socialization are family, peers and the media.

The family probably has the strongest influence on a person’s life. It is a primary agent of socialization. Family is the grounds by which an individual learns most of the basic or primary norms and values of society, such as the difference between right and wrong, social manners and pro...

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