Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0518 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Religion as Agent
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The idea
Religion is an agent of socialization that transmits belief, ritual, and moral instruction, often carrying authority beyond any single teacher or parent.
In practice
A child learns what is wrong not from a rule stated once, but from a holiday and a story repeated every year.
Where people slip
Religious socialization operates on the non-observant too — holidays, calendars, and moral vocabulary reach far beyond members.
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