SOC101Y1 Lecture : LECTURE #4.docx
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Until he walked out of the forest in 1800, he was isolated. Lack of socialization at an early age prevents them to have social interaction at a later stage. The whole processes of becoming aware of yourself as you interact with other. Socialization is the process of learning culture and becoming aware of yourself as you interact with others. Ability to learn and become social is only a potential. A psychiatrist, spitz held a number of studies. He compared children who lived in orphanage and the other a nursery home attached to a women"s prison. In the nursing home, women came to take care of the babies. The babies could see a side of the society. They did not get to interact with others so much. By the ages of 9-12 months, the orphans were more susceptible and there were more death rates. By the ages of 2-3 years, babies in nursing home began walking and talking.
