SOC 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Psychological Abuse
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Isolation and nonhuman primates: psychologies harlow"s took infant rhesus monkeys from their mothers and isolated them in separate cages. Isolated children: anna: mother didn"t care for her. When integrated and socialized, was able to do these things: genie: straight jacketed, beaten, had a tough time socializing. Agents of socialization: agents of socialization: are the persons, groups, or institutions that teach us what we need to know in order to participate in society. If accepted in the group, good, if not, ridiculed: socialization is not a one-way process from adults to children-adults also learn from children. Cooley, mead, and symbolic interactionst perspectives: social constructionsim: is a term that is applied to theories that emphasize the socially created nature of social life. Attractive unattractive, heavy slim, friendly unfriendly: we imagine how other people judge the appearance and personality that we present. Involves perception of how we think they are judging us. Could be correct or incorrect: develop a self concept.