SYG 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Becoming Human, These Girls, Sociobiology
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Is the lifelong process of learning to become a member of the social world, beginning at birth and continuing until death a) b) Institutions, families, education, and religion use this to prepare individuals to be members of their social world. Learning the values and beliefs of our culture ii. Shapes infants into a human being with a social self. Basic building block of socialization, through which child is shaped into a human being and becomes a member of society iii. The perceptions we have of who we are iv. Three main elements provide the framework for socialization: Babies enter this world dependent on others to meet their needs and completely lacking in social awareness and an understanding of the rules of their society i) They have the potential to learn the language, norms, values and skills. Socialization is necessary for not only the survival of the individual but also the survival of society and its groups a.
