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Religious beliefs and practices help the elderly as they prepare for their own and their peers eventual deaths.

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Places of worship help socialize new immigrants to the ways of the community, help the poor and the sick and bring extended families together for religious holidays and rites of passage.

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Religious participation also reduces the likelihood of divorce, this in return strengthens the family.

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In addition, sociologists have found that religion influences people's views on sexuality, proper gender roles, work, and child-rearing practices, as well as other beliefs. Socializing influence can continue into adulthood, especially if an individual experiences a religious conversion.

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Children learn the values, morals, and beliefs of their particular religions. Also learn aspects about group life, such as proper dress and speech.

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Many religious values and ideas of mortality have become part of American culture, and their religious roots are no longer visible.

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What is religion's role in socialization?

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What is religion's role in socialization?

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It is a primary transmitter of our core personal and society values.