SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tabula Rasa, Sigmund Freud, Attachment Theory

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1010
• Professor: Lovaglia Michael

Document Summary

Nature-nurture debate - biological or cultural factors determine behavior. Social scientist are more on the nurture side. Tabula rasa - blank slate people are born with no human characteristics and learn to be human as the develop in culture. Embodies perspective of social science in late 1800s to early 1900s. Humanness is infused in them through cultural experiences as they"re raised. Bio-psycho-social model - biological, psychological, and social factors all influence human behavior. Research is having greater and greater impact on public policy as society becomes more complex. Sigmund freud proposed a strong emotional bond between infant and primary caregiver essential to development. Proposed that raising a child in a group would not be good for the kid. Did not specify that the biological mother had to be the primary caregiver. During wwii london, infants were separated from mother as germans attacked. Found infants were placed in hospital and cared for. In one hospital, six nurses cared for 45 infants.