SOCIALIZATION

Socialization

Socialization

Introduction

At birth, the human infant is a helpless biological being, absolutely reliant upon the care of other ones for its survival. Unlike other animals, she can not depend on instinctual information and skills. Somehow, that biological being has to be turned into a human - that is, communal - being adept to function in heritage and society. Socialization is the convoluted method of interaction and know-how through which persons discover the heritage modes of the humanity of which they are a part. But more than that, through socialization, (Carlson, 2005) they evolve a sense of who they are: self-awareness, persona and ...