1. The Importance of Socialization: How have we been socialized?
Socialization (Part 1)
The Importance of Socialization:
How have we been socialized?

2. Opening Thought:
Remember Genie and how she was affected by social isolation (lack of socialization)?
What is a “critical stage” of development?

3. I. Socialization --A Definition
A. The Process of Learning to Participate in a group
B. Social Behavior is Learned
1. Begins at birth occurs throughout lifetime
2. Most important learning occurs early in life
3. Social Isolation causes…
a. No Basics Learned (Language, Walking, Loving)

4. II. Harry Harlow and the Rhesus Monkey’s
A. Study Outcome:
1. Showed the negative effects of Social Isolation
B. Experiment
1. Separated Infant Monkeys from Mother at Birth
2. Exposed them to wire Monkeys
a. One was exposed wire
b. Other was covered in terry cloth
c. Monkeys Could Choose their “mother”

5. Harlow’s Surrogate Mothers

6. Harlow Continued…… C. Observations
1. Infants Consistently choose terry cloth “mother”
a. Even when wire Monkey is the only source for food
b. Even when a toy bear threaten them

7. Observed Behavior

8. Watch the video:
Predict: What were Harlow’s results?

9. III. Harlow’s Results Infant Monkeys Needs: 1. Intimacy 2. Warmth
3. Physical Contact
4. Comfort
5. Security
6. Protection
*Without these things the Monkey’s don’t become norm-healthy adults

10. Terry Cloth Mother

11. Harlow’s Results continued….
B. Isolated Monkey’s Become:
1. Distressed
2. Apathetic
3. Withdrawn
4. Hostile
C. As Adults:
1. Never “normal” sexual patterns
2. Reject and Ignore their Babies
3. Some instances--Abuse their babies