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HERITAGE STUDIES FROM FORM 1-4 TOPIC 1: SOCIALISATION Learners should be able to: -Define the following terms (a)Heritage -It is a birth right in which people identify themselves with. Examples of things in which people identify themselves are: -land -minerals -culture -mountains -rivers (b) Community -As a place where people collectively live, share common resources such as food, roads, water resources, recreational centres and many others. (c)Society -refers to a group of people sharing the same geographical location in an organised way and share the same culture norms, values, hopes, successes, aspirations, determination ,failures and other things. (d)Norms -refers to accepted standards of behaviour in a particular society. -It also refers to expectations developed by a group of people that guide behaviour. -Examples of expectations are: (i)Children are expected to greet elders. (ii)Man are expected to remove their hats when eating (e)Beliefs -refers as to the state of mind which trusts that something exists. -It is faith and acceptance that something is true and exists. (f) Culture -Is a way of life that encompasses language, ideas, behaviour, and food -Is ideas, arts, customs, beliefs, and social behaviour passed from one generation to the other. (g)Custom -Are habits that are continuously practised that is more or less permanent for use by a society. (h)Media -Is a collective term used to refers to the means of communication. -Is means through which different types of information are conveyed to people, -Examples of media include: (i)Newspapers (ii)Telephone (iii)Televisions (iv)Internet (v)Other forms (i)Rituals -Are ceremonies that are repeatedly done in a set manner for example the Shangani initiation ceremonies and other forms. WHAT IS SOCIALISATION? -Is defined as the process whereby individuals acquire and share beliefs and culture in the society -It can also be defined as the process whereby an infant systematically becomes a self-aware and knowledgeable person in skills to understand and share the culture into which he or she was born. -It is a lifelong process during which people learn about social expectations and how to interact with other people such as how to talk, walk, and play with others. Page 1 of 122