Importance of the Family in the Socialization Process of an Individual

Banovcinova, Andrea

doi:10.5593/sgemsocial2014/b12/s2.052

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“…The family is recognised as the most influential agent in the socialisation of the individual. Family provides initial human behaviour patterns in an orientation and initial interpersonal relationships (Banovcinova et al 2014). This sentiment is echoed by a carer participant who stated that her caring behaviour and the consequent love expressed to children in her care, was modelled by her parents: So this love started from our parents.…”

Section: Theme 2: Love and Compassionmentioning

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“…We have copied our parents and we have seen that this love will transform in us and we will love these children. [Carer] An important area of socialization in the family is also the acquisition of basic rules and standards of functioning in society (Banovcinova et al 2014). Kinship care in African families, among others, is a tool for the socialisation of children and a means of reducing family vulnerabilities (Assim 2013).…”

Section: Theme 2: Love and Compassionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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It takes a village to raise a child: everyday experiences of living with extended family in Namibia

Leonard,

Ananias,

Sharley

2022

JBA

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The family is the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of children. The Namibian Constitution protects the family, without specifying what �family� means�which allows for legal concepts of family to evolve to fit social realities. The caring for children, most commonly by extended family or kinship carers is widespread and a practice acceptable in most Namibian cultures in the spirit of Ubuntu. This article foregrounds the importance of carer-child relationships in the care provided by extended family for children who do not live with their birth parents. It further investigates children�s everyday understandings of what family means to offer a multiplicity of experiences of child fosterage practice. These are presented from a range of carers and children within the fosterage context and considered within children�s unique and positive relationships within their families.

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Section: Theme 2: Love and Compassionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theme 2: Love and Compassionmentioning

confidence: 99%