Section 1
The Role of Socialization
By Boundless
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Socialization prepares people for social life by teaching them a group's shared norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
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Is nature (an individual's innate qualities) or nurture (personal experience) more important in determining physical and behavioral traits?
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Sociobiology examines and explains social behavior based on biological evolution.
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Social deprivation, or prevention from culturally normal interaction with society, affects mental health and impairs child development.
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Social isolation refers to a complete or near-complete lack of contact with society, which can affect all aspects of a person's life.
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A feral child is a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age.
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Institutionalized children may develop institutional syndrome, which refers to deficits or disabilities in social and life skills.