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instructions and obey the rules. Individuals also learn about social skills from
peers. Mass media such as the internet, television, radio, etc. help people to get
information and learn to shape their behaviour.
Political parties, local organizations like NGOs and INGOs marriage, customs,
festivals, temples and monasteries, occupational groups, economic institutions
like banks, etc. are also the examples of agents of socialization. Therefore, every
agent plays an important role in socialization process in a human life.

Case Study

One of the most famous feral children was Victor of Aveyron who was found wandering in the
woods in southern France in 1797 AD. He then escaped custody but emerged from the woods
in 1800 AD. Victor was thought to be about age 12 and to have been abandoned some years
earlier by his parents. He was unable to speak and acted much more like a wild animal than a
human child. Victor first lived in an institution and then in a private home. He never learned to
speak and his cognitive and social development eventually was no better than a toddler when
he finally died at about age 40.

Victor is mentioned in the book. 'The wild boy of Aveyron' by Lane, H. L. in 1976. The major
cause of his condition was lack of socialization.

Key Words

intense : extreme
enact : to do
aspiration : hope or ambition

stability : condition of being stable or fixed
feral : wild
toddler : a young child between ages one to three years old

Write an essay on importance of socialization in Human Life.
Activity

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