SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 4
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Socialization is the lifelong process of social interaction in which the individual acquires a social identity and ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that are essential for effective participation in a society. Socialization teaches us role taking: a role is the behavior expected of a person in a particular social position. In learning appropriate roles, we absorb values a variety of rules about how we should and should not interact in everyday situations: we act in socially acceptable ways b/c we internalize societal values and beliefs. Instead, many of our choices are shaped and limited by the cultural beliefs, values, and norms that we learn through socialization. Why is socialization important: when children are deprived of interaction with other people, they do not. Socialization is critical to our development develop the characteristics that most of us see as normal and human. Nature and nurture: biologists tend to focus on the role of heredity in human development.
