This document discusses the aims and methods of socialization. It outlines Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and their developmental tasks. The key agents of socialization are family, school, peers, media and community. Socialization aims to develop self-concept, self-regulation, achievement, social goals and skills. Methods include affective, operant, observational, cognitive, sociocultural and apprenticeship approaches. Successful socialization leads to outcomes like well-formed values, attitudes, self-esteem and behavior regulation.