Socialization is the process through which social experience confers human qualities on an individual. I believe that for society as a whole, socialization is the means by which one generation transmits culture to the next. A century ago, people thought most human behavior was guided by biological instinct. Today, I think it is understood that human behavior is primarily a product of nurture rather than nature. Human nature is actually the capacity to create variable cultural patterns.
The permanently damaging effects of social isolation reveal the importance of social experience to human development. However, the family has the greatest influence on children's attitudes and behavior. School exposes children to greater social diversity and introduces the experience of impersonal evaluation. In addition to formal lessons, schools informally teach a wide range of cultural ideas The first setting of socialization is in the homeSchool exposes children to social diversity and introduces the experience of impersonal evaluation.
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