“Secret of the Wild Child” hands out numerous sociological and psychological grounds. Taking a look at this documentary film has led most analysts into heartbreaking conclusions about a range of aspects in different disciplines: psychology, sociology and more. Albeit unfortunate, “Secret of the Wild Child” is believed to be one of the film productions that rendered the disciple of psychology and sociology both into a range of expose and criticism. Based on the assertions of the documentary “Secret of the Wild Child,” this paper studies a variety of critical analytical points, thus:
Purpose of the Agents of Socialization
Agents of socialization are critical to holistic developments of humans. As evident in the documentary, the basis of the plot is anchored on the effective role played by agents of socialization to the general development of humans. In as much as there are numerous agents of socialization that could be necessary to human growth, Ginie’s development narrows essential agents of socialization into the roles played by family, social media, school and peer groups. Lack of part or the entirety of the aforementioned agents of socialization could lead to partial human development. In the documentary, Ginie stands out to be a unique case of an individual who misses all the essential agents of socialization- the basis of attraction from a wide range of study group units.
How Agents of Socialization help Humans Grow
Each agent of socialization plays a specific role in the development of humans. Family, arguably, is the basis of socialization. Interpersonal relationships between humans begin from their interactions with family members. Mothers take upfront roles in interpersonal family relationships before other family members take the peripheral roles in traditional family setups. “Secret of the Wild Child” depicts a scenario under which an individual is deprived of the basic social platforms. Thus, Ginie is unable to coordinate interpersonal relationships within her context in the primary stages of the film. School is the second agent of socialization that provides the basis of extensive socialization. Mathematics and science, history among other disciplines are critical to enhancing the understanding of humans into wider horizons. Simply, in as much as family could be vital in creating basic social interactions, it is limited in providing wide range interpersonal relations as do school.
Peer groups are the third agents of socialization that avail humans with social provisions that can neither be learnt in school or in family. Factors such as characteristics of age groups are essential to human development, but are possible only through sound social peer group cycles. Finally, the mass media has been a basic agent of socialization. Today, specifically, the mass media provides a basic platform for social interaction with other cultures that are out of reach to both the family and school or even the peer groups. Notably, a holistic human development requires the discussed four agents of socialization.
Powerful Agents of Socialization
