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Socialisation Theory In Health And Social Care

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Discuss how socialisation theory and role theory apply to relationships between patients and health workers, and discuss the impact of the family and other support networks on the role of the professional carer. Socialisation theory is the process by which people from infancy acquire the life skills needed to be a functioning member of their society. Although genetics may play a part in persons personality traits, as humans we are not born with all the knowledge we need to function in society, we learn through nature and nurture. Through nurture we are cared for and protected from birth, the care we are given provides us with the tools which will teach us about social norms and morals e.g. social and family rules, what is acceptable or unacceptable …show more content…

This view dictates that we as individuals mould society. People will often follow changes in society which have been caused by individuals using their freewill to speak out against the norms of society. Within society role theory dictates that we each have roles or parts we play or assume within it e.g. a teacher will take on the role of educator and parents take on the role of teaching a child about the social and family rules. “Each social role is a set of rights, duties, expectations, norms and behaviour’s that a person has to face and fulfil” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role_theory). Together role theory and socialisation recognise that different roles have different aspects of socialisation. “Each role has certain obligations to act in a specific way, and a person will typically fulfil these obligations subconsciously. A role is not something that is natural to a person, but is rather a group of behaviours that the person has learnt and somehow comes to fulfil”(http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-role-theory.htm). What we learn from our parents will differ from that which we learn through social interaction with friends, and the role we assume within different groups will change our behaviour e.g. our interaction within a family setting will differ to that within a friendship …show more content…

There is a large amount of stigma attached to schizophrenia, possibly due a lack of understanding of the illness causing unrealistic negative views towards sufferers. Symptoms will often be disturbing to both a sufferer and family members. Often sufferers will not understand they are mentally ill and will be resistant to treatment, in many cases this can result in carers calling the police as a last resort because they cannot persuade a sufferer to attend hospital. this usually results in hospitalisation and is where a patient will first be diagnosed. However if police officers are not trained to deal with mental health sufferers, police attendance can have a negative impact resulting in criminal charges being brought against a

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