SOC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Transnationalism, George Herbert Mead, Symbolic Interactionism
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Socialization: the lifelong process of learning to become a member of the social world, beginning at birth and continuing until death. It is a major part of what the family, education, religion, and other institutions do to prepare individuals to be members of their social world. Interaction: the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages: these form the basic building blocks of socialization through which a child learns its culture and becomes a member of society. Three main elements provide the framework for socialization: human biological potential, culture, and individual experiences: biology influences human behavior, but human action and interaction can also modify biological traits. The importance of socialization: normal human development involves learning to sit, crawl, stand, walk, think, talk, and participate in social interactions. Ideally, the long period of dependence allows children the opportunity to learn necessary skills, knowledge, and social roles through affectionate and tolerant interaction with the people who care about them.
