SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Feral Child, Sigmund Freud, Mass Media
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Self: a sense of individual identity that allows us to understand who we are in relation to others and to differentiate ourselves from them. Socialization: a process of social interaction in which we learn the way of life in our society and develop and identity. Tools (e. g. symbols, norms, values) allow us to master nature and build orderly societies. Socialization makes social interaction, social organization, and social order possible. Individual differences are ~ product of socialization. Primary socialization: the crucial learning process that occurs in childhood and initiates our entry into society. Secondary socialization: occurs after people have already undergone primary socialization. The human brain provides the physiological apparatus required for interpreting experiences, but unless children have the opportunity to learn, reason, and solve problems in early life, the brain itself may not fully develop. Evidence for how critical social interaction is to our development as human beings: i). Feral children- grow up alone in the wilderness/raised by wild animals.
