Socialization in Children

Giddens tells us that a child can distinguish its primary caretaker from as early as three weeks old. Not so much distinguishing them as a person as recognising certain features such as eyes, voice, and the way they are held by them. If this were the case it would be reasonable to assume that this would be one of the people the child will take social skills from as well as the society and culture that surrounds them. Bronfenbrenner believes that interaction between a child and its family are he main focuses of human development, this assumes that the function of children and families can be strengthened by the quality and quantity of relationships. Relationships with family, friends, and people in the community. The socialisation of a child is also developed by the cultures and sub-cultures around them. For instance a child has roles, norms, values and customs to live up to and into. Values and norms help a child to socialise normally in day to day life, they will help define the way in witch it deems behaviour acceptable and in-acceptable. …