why is it family is the most important agent of socialization?
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Family is made up of people who love you because you are related, not because of what they can get out of you, not because they agree with you on everything or anything, but just because.  That provides a backbone for socialization that is not easily replicated.
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Of course family comes first - and that should go without saying.\nBut living near a good school - or simply the child's school means a closer connection to school and parents - a scure feeling for the child of any age to know that the adults who care are nearby.\nMany children come home for lunch and chat away to their parent - if they can find a parent at home, about the joys and traumas. It can help the rest of the school day to be a success.\n\nIf the parents are near the school there is a better chance for them to be closer to the teachers - and the mutual cooperation in invaluable.
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Definately family, of course.  A lot of times, your family members will surround you whenever you need them.  Sure, friends can do the same, but family understands you more since they've known you for ages or eversince you were born.  They would know what to say or how to comfort you.
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I have always found that friends are more important for me because you cant pick your family.  You select your friends based on your own needs.
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Your marital relationship should always come first.  You can't be good parents if you are good to each other.  Family is built on the foundation of marriage.
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time management skills,and being able to set priorities.Obviously.Being determined to work hard to support your family,yet still spending enough time with them can be a stretch,but where there is a will there is a way.Make time for each important thing in your life,and stick to a routine,that way there will always be enough spaces in the day to spend with your family.There is a time for work and a time for play,balance is the essential factor here!
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Families are the basic fabric of a society...  So if you have a gr8 family, it definitely turns out to be an asset to the society...  Family gatherings ofcourse are gr8 fun, relaxing, teach you a thing or two bout existing in harmony and raises ur tolerance levels, helps u bond better, see the best in everybody - all of which mould u into a better person and inturn becomes beneficial to the society!!
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family, mind, feelings.
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The Family is very important, by far the most important thing in your life. The family can be blood or a very close friend. The Family is someone who is there for you in your time of needs sharing your tears beside you, and comforting you. A family is also someone who is smiling beside you during the happy times. The Family is very important, so lets hope everyone have a big family... Man I sound gay... yuck, but very true!
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Absolutely! Look at the kids who grow up in daycares or with babysitters who are all stressed out from watching so many different kids through out the day, that they can't give the proper affection and attention that the child needs. Then look at the ones who are raised 100% by one of the parents (usually the mom) and get the proper affection, attention and discipline. (Positive discipline) The child learns proper manners, ways to handle lifes situations, how to talk to and address people, whats important in life etc.\nAll this of course being based on the parents being loving and properly raising their children.\n\nSo yes without a doubt, children are much better off having a stay at home parent. I believe it is far more important to have less material things and produce a child who will be a great person and example of how we are to be.
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Family, love, happiness and respect
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To build and establish a family of your own.  To  create a human being from your genes and to be a part of the society.
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Brilliant question. I believe it is the cultural layering we get as we are socialized into our various "clans" (religions, class structures, value systems, etc etc). This formative experience shapes us, molds us away from being truly empathic and into being more regimented and con-formative.
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I think technology is keeping families in touch information wise but we are not (IN TOUCH).  We no longer sit down to dinner with the family anymore now we don't even have to go thru the task of talking on the phone or writing a letter. When was the last time you sat around and just relaxed with family and friends and connected on a personal level?\n\n We are connected but in NO WAY are we IN TOUCH.
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Your parents and siblings are still your family. However, you husband and children become the immediate family and your main focus. Yet you are still a daugther/son to your parents and a sister/brother to your sibliings. The roles you are just have expanded as you become a spouse and a parent yourself and even an aunt/uncle as your sibling have children themselves.
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We are social creatures and in order to develop healthy and normally we need human interaction. We can't be by ourselves or we would not function properly. Most people get depressed if they are alone too much. Human interaction is basically good for the soul.
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We are social beings.  We cannot exist and function without one another.  As people we have two primary needs, the need for love and the need to achieve.  First we need to love and be loved.  Secondly, we need to accomplish something worthwhile and be appreciated for that accomplishment.\n\nThese basic needs of human beings are true the world over.  The first place a child begins to learn is the home.  The second place is in school.  The third place is the government.  The fourth place is the world of work.  The fifth place is then the world.  A child moves from home to the bigger circle of the school and society, learns there are rules (which is government), works to accomplish and earn an income, and then there is the leisure of the world.\n\nAchievements of mankind could never have happened in isolation.\n\nEach does a little part, and together we achieve far more than we could ever achieve by ourselves.\n\nSo a child moves from his or her world that is self-centered toward the real world of learning how to be happy and uselful by serving others.