SOC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Social Change, Impression Management, Twin Study
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Socialization: people learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture. Socialization occurs through human interactions that begin in infancy and continue through retirement. From a microsociological perspective, socialization helps us to discover how to behave properly and what to expect from others if we follow (or challenge) society"s norms and values. From a macrosociological perspective, socialization provides for the transmission of a culture from one generation to the next, to ensure the long-term continuity of a society. In this sense, socialization experiences can help to shape our personalities. Personality: a person"s typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior. Nature versus nurture is the biological inheritance and environmental factors in human development. It is not enough to care for an infant"s physical needs; parents must also concern themselves with children"s social development. Primate studies development: studies of animals raised in isolation also support the importance of socialization in.
