Socialization

The term socialisation can be used in describing the process of the State taking over services, industry and other institutions of a society for the benefit of it's members. However, in our context socialisation is, "The process by which an individual acquires the knowledge appropriate to a given society" (Peterson, C., p 373). Through socialisation, the individual becomes integrated into, and behaves adaptively within a society, wether a social, cultural, governmental or organisational society. Reber (1995, p. 732), defines socialisation as "the process whereby an individual acquires the knowledge, values, facility with language, social skills and social sensitivity." …