ABSTRACT
Media socialisation research often focusses on how children and adolescents are socialised through elders. Parents, teachers, and friends may all serve as socialisation agents, depending on the child’s developmental stage, but communication studies have largely ignored the individual’s active role in this process. This chapter argues for consideration of the individual’s contribution within this process. It discusses the theoretical concepts of media socialisation, self-socialisation, and agency, and draws from a systematic literature review to formulate four theses for potential research perspectives on media socialisation relating to and revealing children’s agency.
