SOC101Y1 Chapter 3: New Society Chapter 3-Socialization.docx
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Negativism can be difficult stage to live through for both the parents and the child but childhood experts insist it is an essential stage in developing a sense of self and becoming an autonomous (independent) human being. Negativism is a way that child learns what really can or cannot be done; form of rebellion in which the child sets limits for the parents; The social process whereby they undergo such development through interacting with the people around them is known as socialization. Each of these processes depends on and implies the other: to have a self, we must interact with others, to interact competently, we must reflect on and understand ourselves in relation to others. Socialization is an active and interactive process: active process since those being socialized participate and to which they contribute. Interactive process since those who are socializing, like the parents, are themselves undergoing a learning process.