SOC 101 Lecture Notes - George Herbert Mead, Rhesus Macaque, Sleeping Bag
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Sociobiology: systematic study of how biology affects social behavior, genetic inheritance a major factor in shaping human behavior. Process through which an individual becomes integrated into a social group by learning about: Lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals form a self-concept and develop their self-identity. Inculcates new members to the dominate culture and specific subcultures. Rhesus monkeys (harlow & harlow, 1962; 1977): one wired monkey model with food, one terry cloth monkey model. Observed to see that monkeys clung to terry cloth mother, ran to wired monkey for food only and came back to terry cloth as soon as possible. Anna: isolated in bedroom for years, fed milk most of life and a little oatmeal little, extremely weak, no muscles, no speech slowly made improvements especially once in foster home with increased interaction. Genie: never spoken too, strapped to toilet or trapped in sleeping bag, abused.