Sociology › Section E · Socialization › Topic E.2
Why socialization matters
A society survives only if each new generation learns its ways, and a person becomes a person only by learning them. This topic looks at why socialisation matters for both, what cases of severe neglect reveal, and how sociologists approach the debate over nature and nurture.
In this topic
- How a society keeps itself going
- How a person becomes social
- Lessons from extreme isolation
- Evidence from orphanages
- Nature versus nurture
- What twin studies show
- The sociological interest in nurture
- Three perspectives on socialisation
- Worked example: weighing an isolation case
- Worked example: three lenses on household chores
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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