Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0508 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Why Socialization Matters
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The idea
Socialization is how a society reproduces itself, transmitting culture to new members and equipping them to participate in it.
In practice
Extreme isolation in early childhood produces lasting deficits that later teaching cannot fully repair.
Where people slip
Reproduction is never exact; each generation transmits a somewhat altered version of it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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