SOC101Y1 Lecture : Chapter 3-What is Socialization Oct 1 2008
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O socialization: the social process whereby they undergo such development through interacting. Learn how to act and interact appropriately w/ others, to become a competent and effective member of society. O develop a self, a sense of individual identity that allows us to understand ourselves and differentiate ourselves from others. O primary socialization: crucial learning process that occurs in childhood and makes us members of society. O secondary socialization: learning to be a student, husband/wife, parent, learning a job etc- happens after primary socialization. O although natural differences exist among ppl, such differences explain very little about social behaviour or how society is organized. O humans behaviour is a outcome of biological factors, and the debate over whether nature (biological inheritance) or nurture (the social environment) that is more important in shaping our beliefs and behaviours. O we become human through the process of social interaction.