Peer groups are considered as important primary agencies of socialization.

Question

State whether the following statement are true or false with reason :

Peer groups are considered as important primary agencies of socialization.

Answer 1

This statement is True. 

1. They are considered as important primary agencies of socialization because personal interactions with our peers influences our behaviour from how we dress to what we like and what we hate. 

2. In peer groups, the interactions are reasonably egalitarian as there is a greater amount of give and take, when compared to family or school. 

3. We carry the value of friendship with us throughout our lives.