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Agent of

Socialisatio
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TSLB 1094 CONTEMPORARY
SOCIAL STUDIES
Modern vs Traditional Culture
Do you agree with the comparison below? Do you have anything to add?

TRADITIONAL CULTURE (EASTERN) MODERN CULTURE (WESTERN)

▪Community is important ▪Individual is important

▪Past is important ▪Present is dominant

▪Goals are met with patience ▪Goals are met with effort

▪Aging is a source of wisdom ▪Aging is decay and loss

▪Assertiveness is going against the ▪Assertiveness is social skills


norms ▪Family is nucleus family
▪Family is the extended family

Source: Indigenousworks.ca
Feral Children
The naked child was found in the forest, walking on all fours, eating grass
and lapping water from the river. When he saw a small animal, he
pounced on it. Growling, he ripped at it with his teeth. Tearing chunks
from the body, he chewed them ravenously.
(Henslin, 2016)

Why did the child end up like that?

Without language, there can be no culture- no shared way of life-and culture is the key to
what people become.
What is socialisation?
refers to the lifelong social experience by which people develop
their human potential and learn culture. (Macionis, 2018)

the process by which people learn the characteristics of their


group-the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, norms, and
actions thought appropriate for them (Henslin, 2016)
What is socialisation?

Who are the people most influential in molding you to be who you are
today?

Your socialisation would include these domains : Psychosocial ( Erikson),


Psychosexual (Freud), Moral (Kohlberg), Cognitive (Piaget)
Agents of Socialisation
▪people or groups that affect our self concept,
attitudes, behaviors or other orientations toward
life
Agents of Socialisation
▪Family
▪Peers
▪Schools / educational institution
▪The mass media
▪Religion
▪Your workplace
How do these agents influence you?
1. Your identity 1. Your passion
2. Your beliefs 2. Your role in society
3. Your hobbies 3. Your norms
4. Your values 4. Your social class
Questions on the article “Korean Wave
(Hallyu) – The Rise of Korea’s Cultural
Economy & Pop Culture”
1. What are the impact of Hallyu on popular culture? What aspect of popular culture has changed as a
result of Hallyu?

2. Do you think Hallyu as a mass media/ popular culture has been influential as a agent of socialisation in
your case?

3. Do you think Hallyu culture can be sustained for the next 10 years? Why and why not?

4. The Chinese Communist Party has been clamping down on celebrity culture, will it work? Do you think
Hallyu will be affected?

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