Religion and Socialization: The Psycho-Sociological Role of Islam in Socializing Individuals and the Muslim Community (Ummah)

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https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2024.v09.n07.008

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Behavior, Community, Individuals, Islam, Self, Socialization

Abstract

Socialization is studying social interactions and understanding the processes of social organization, which creates self-awareness about our culture or the society in which we live. Socialization also means learning about social expectations and their development. It also means internalizing the values and norms we adhere to as individuals of a particular society to develop our personality and unique identification. Such internalization of the normative framework is not peculiar to individuals alone; communities have their own socialization process. Agents of socialization include the family, the school, the peer groups, and religion. The present paper discusses the role of religion in the socialization process of individuals and the Muslim community (Ummah), with a particular focus on Islamic teachings and principles.

Author Biographies

Bilal Ahmad Ganaie, Research Scholar, Shah-I-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, 190006

Bilal Ahmad Ganaie is a science graduate from the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, with a diploma in computer science and a master's degree in Arab Culture and Islamic Studies. The author has qualified for the national-level UGC NET exam multiple times in Islamic studies. Currently, the author is pursuing a Doctorate in Islamic Studies from the Shah-I-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, India. His core area of analysis is Islamic Sociology and its associated areas.

Ambreen Reyaz, Research Scholar, Department of Religious Studies, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India, 191201

Ambreen Reyaz earned her bachelor's in Arts from the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, with a Master's in Arab Culture and Islamic Studies and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from the same university. She has earned another Master's degree in Psychology from Indra Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Currently, she is pursuing a Doctorate in Islamic Studies at the Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India. Her specific area of investigation includes Islamic Psychology and its related fields.

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15-07-2024

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Ganaie, B. A., & Reyaz, A. (2024). Religion and Socialization: The Psycho-Sociological Role of Islam in Socializing Individuals and the Muslim Community (Ummah). RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary, 9(7), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2024.v09.n07.008

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Vol. 9 No. 7 (2024): RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary

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