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Socialization: is a process whereby individual persons
learn and are trained in the basic norms, values,
beliefs, skills, attitudes, way of doing and acting
as appropriate to a specific social group or
society.


Society: A group people occupying a particular territory
and sharing common culture


Sociological imagination: is a particular way of looking
at the world around us through sociological
lenses. It is "a way of looking at our experiences
in light of what is going on in the social world
around us."


Sociology: The scientific study human society.


Stereotypes: are the assumptions we have about
people; they determine and shape our reactions
and behaviors towards people


Street children: are those who are born to homeless
people or those who come from various parts of
the country to urban centers and live in the
streets.

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