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As with the case of Genie, we can see that the most important agent of socialization is our family because it is the first social contact that we have. Family determines “our race, language, religion, religion, class and political affiliation,” and helps shape who we are. When parents pass on information to their children, most of the time they don’t realize that what they are passing on to their children is what was passed onto them by their parents/caregivers. Today in society because times are changing and we don’t have control over what family we are born into, our socioeconomic status can differ from others. If we are born in a family that is middle class, we can be socialized differently as opposed to someone who is of low socioeconomic
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