How can wedistinguish between enculturation and socialisation? Explain.
Enculturationand socialisation can be distinguished in the following ways:
Enculturation | Socialisation | ||
1. | Enculturation is the learning that takes place without direct, deliberate teaching. | i. | Socialisation is a deliberate process that takes place through agencies like family, school, peer group and mass media. |
2. | Enculturation leads to acquisition of ideas, concepts and values in a specific socio-cultural context. | ii. | Socialisation is a general process that helps in development of knowledge, skills and dispositions that enable individuals to function effectively as members of the society. |
3. | Enculturation takes place through observation. | iii. | Socialisation takes place through interaction. |
4. | The effects of enculturation are visible in the cultural behaviour of the individual. | iv. | The effects of socialisation are to condition the individual towards socially accepted behaviour through rewards and punishment. |