SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Reference Group, Grammatical Gender, Ponytail
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They learn t obe human by acquiring shared beliefs, and predictable patterns of behavior. Primary (childhood) socializaiton - what it means to be an adult (1) learning self-concepts - developing an identity (2) learns certain things society thinks are important. Biology or social experience: not either/or, but rather. Both genes and the environment: children are born with specific genetic capacities. Yet, babies don"t have natural instincts that will make them social beings. Social interaction is key to becoming a social being. This process is dramatically shown in the concept of isolation: ex) kingsley-davis article, these cases show that ppl don"t become fully human without social interactions. Genetically - mother was mentally slow, iq of 50 (so could be genetic why she was slower at development) Old completing 6th grade easily (a) maybe bc program she was in was more intensive. These cases show that human beings can recover from isolation - to a point.
