SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Isolation, Behaviorism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Such ideas led to claims that the na economic system relects compeiiveness and that some are born criminals . People trying to understand cultural diversity also misunderstood darwin. Watson developed theory called behaviourism, which holds that behavior is learned. Nurture is our nature: social isolaion. Harry and margaret harlow experimented on monkeys. They placed infant monkeys in cages with a robot mother with wooden head and nipple: monkey survived but were unable to interact with others when in groups. They placed infant monkeys in cages with robot mother covered in cloth: monkeys clung closely and showed less developmental damage, afecion is extremely important to infants! Infant monkeys recovered in 3 months but caused irreversible emoional dmg. Anna: starved child locked in aic for 5 years. Genie: ied to poty chair for many years. Criical review: isolaion in early childhood causes permanent developmental dmg. Understanding socializaion: sigmund freud"s elements of personality.