Religion as Agent
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Religion is an agent of socialization that transmits belief, ritual, and moral instruction, often carrying authority beyond any single teacher or parent.
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A child learns what is wrong not from a rule stated once, but from a holiday and a story repeated every year.
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Religious socialization operates on the non-observant too — holidays, calendars, and moral vocabulary reach far beyond members.