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People start to learn from the moment they are born: initially most of this learning takes place in the home (Chapter 3) but later other agencies such as neighbourhood, religion, media and ‘peer group’ — the term used for people of the same age — all join in this process of informal education.
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© 1994 Gerard O’Donnell
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O’Donnell, G. (1994). Informal and formal education. In: Mastering Sociology. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13434-2_6
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