Role Of Family In Socialization

"Family is the first school of social life"-Aristotle

Since time immemorial Family has been the major medium of uplifting the society through a vigorous regulating process. It is basically perceived to be the initial epicenter of generating the substantial elements which are enormously required for the enlargement of society in a comprehensive manner. Society gets its certain prescribed dimension from the various probable sources that have eventually prevailed as a consequence of the “social functioning process”. A family is also considered specifically as the prime institution that helps to accumulate the various proficiencies of social adjustment under the shadow of a well-nourished social criterion. Since the ideal obligation of an individual is to co-operate with the diverse members for the betterment of its society, thereby it is naturally essential to put a definite cognizance in the procedure of character building of a child within the supervision of their family. Family plays the pivotal role of a guiding force which eventually acts as a foremost agency in maintaining the prevailing social orders. It enforces its respective members through the absolute nourishment to adopt an abundance role in society. One cannot approach and step forward into the usual elongated journey of a life without the proper surveillance of their families. Exclusion of children from the various external as well as internal social conflict and crisis is the absolute basic hallmark of dependence on one’s family. Likewise, one of the vital roles of a family is to provide a convenient platform to make the child realize their individual role within the society. And it is possible only by the means of introducing them with different set rules and social norms that are constructed abstractly within their own surroundings. Self-realization is the ultimate gateways to accomplish any pre-determined goals. Children basically try to assume the different nobilities that they usually congregate within their surroundings; thereby it is a foremost responsibility and prime obligation of a family to guide their children with definite rational perceptions. 

Picture Depicting A social-circle

Heredity and environment are genetically considered as the two significant elements into the developmental process of an individualistic being. Heredity is an inherent product that has its inevitable existence whereas the environment is what a family should generate to cover up the distinctive adequate layers for the development of their children. A family is itself a social group of persons through various social bindings and united by the performance of multiple inter-communications and interaction. For a systematic growth of the children, the family should put an utmost emphasis upon the allocation of various social stabilities in a much generous manner. A suitable environment is the one that is conveniently engulfed with the various ideas of social nourishment despite the presence of social stratification. A social stratification might eventually confuse the children to understand their respective social roles in such a complex social structure. Thus it is of immense importance for each of the family members to perform their respective social obligations accordingly. Children form themselves collectively within the implication of the various ongoing family discourses which consequently transforms it into a respective model of varied perception. A contradictory perception within a child’s mind would eventually lead to a paramount disaster for the entire social system. Since a child’s first education undertakes within the compound of their family circulation, it is essential for the family members to provide a suitable regulation process for unrestrained mobility of the children in forming them into a comprehensive social being. A good family is a potential teacher of the society at large and thereby imparting prolific education generally helps in enlightening one’s intellectual being in the form of adjustment within its surroundings and consequently, it boosts its enduring capabilities to cope with the various social phenomena. Meanwhile, there have been various social backlogs that could only be vanished through the influence of such a socially conscious being. Thus the ultimate goal of a family is to broaden its perception into a more inclusive way to contribute to the betterment of the society predominantly.