“Fundamentally, socialization is something that parents do to their children. How adequate is this view? “

The focus of this essay is to examine the process of socialization during childhood. Many factors play a major role in childrens socialization and this essay will attempt to identify key issues or situations that are having an impact on childrens development and the social progress of individual children.

Throughout this essay cultural diversity will show clearly how we socialize children in our own unique specific environment and examine how much importance the parental role is in socialising children looking particularly at guided participation and the role an adult plays in supporting children though childhood. The essay will show how cultural differences and social practice determine the different aspects of the socialisation of children. It will show a clear example of a very specific method of socialization in a cultural community and examine a specific social practice withi…(short extract)