How Agents of Socialization Impacted Life of a High School vs. College Student

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Ever since childhood, individuals are shaped by the daily interactions between them and what we call “agents of socialization”. These could both be individuals and institutions that affect how someone thinks, acts, and even perceives the world around him/her. In my case, some of the most influential agents that have shaped me and defined who I am, are my family, school, peer group, and the mass media. Although these are the primary institutions that imbibed the norms that I believe in today, I realized that their relative influences have changed through time. When I was in high school my family, peers, and educational institution have shaped my ideas of the world. They became a significant resource of my ideas, while I, in turn, has become theirs. Howev...