Later socialisation, usually involving learning more specific norms for particular statuses and roles, is known as what?

• A. Lifestyle
• B. Secondary socialisation
• C. Cultural relativism
• D. Race

Answer: (B)

Secondary socialisation is the process of learning new norms and behaviours that apply to specific roles and settings beyond the family. As you move into different statuses—student, employee, partner, etc.—you encounter more detailed, context-specific rules that you must follow. For example, at school you learn the expectations for classroom behavior and interacting with teachers, while at work you pick up professional codes, dress, and communication styles. This continues the socialisation process after early childhood, when broad norms are learned at home. The other terms don’t describe this process: lifestyle refers to a way of living, cultural relativism is about judging cultures by their own standards, and race is a social category rather than a process of learning role-specific norms.