Our family is one of our most important agents of
socialization. It is the source from which we learn our first lessons about how society
works and how we are expected to behave as members of that society. In this way, our
family influences us tremendously.
As we grow up, we learn
from our family what is expected of us. We learn that it is important for us to share
with others, particularly if we have siblings. We learn that it is important to obey
authority. Depending on the family, though, we also learn that it is important to learn
to be independent and to think for ourselves. We will likely also learn various
attitudes about things like religion, education, justice and
sex.
In these ways, our family has a huge influence on us
as we grow up. I would encourage you to think about the particular things that you
believe that you may have gotten from your family or as a reaction to the way things
were in your family.
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