SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Discrete Category, Plastic Surgery, Thomas Theorem
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The wild boy of aveyron, raised in isolation from other humans beings, did not develop normally. The ability to learn culture and become human, requires socialization. Socialization: process by which people learn their culture. Socialization done by (1) entering into and disengaging from a succession of roles (2) becoming aware of themselves as they interact with others. Role: behaviour expected of a person occupying a particular position in society. Rene spitz natural experiment on orphanage and nursing home infants. Orphanage children were isolated with a sheet vs. nursing home infants interacted w/ mother in prison, watched other children, exposed to socialization. Nursing children: lower death rate than orphans, walked/talked normal, played with genitals at 1 year, normal for children. Orphanage children: less demanding, by 9-12 months infant susceptible to infections, higher death, only 8 percent walking, orphans began genital play 4th year, indication of sexual impairment.
