1. Chapter 4 Socialization

2. Section 1:Importance of Socialization Socialization defined: The process of learning to participate in a group. Begins at birth and continues throughout life. Begins at birth and continues throughout life. Enables people to fit into all kinds of social groups. Enables people to fit into all kinds of social groups. Necessary to become successful citizens. Necessary to become successful citizens. Most crucial learning occurs in early life. Most crucial learning occurs in early life.

3. How do we know socialization is important? Unethical to use humans in experiments, but there has been cases of isolated children. Unethical to use humans in experiments, but there has been cases of isolated children. Monkeys have been used to show the negative affects of social isolation. Monkeys have been used to show the negative affects of social isolation.

4. Harry Harlow Psychologist Psychologist Used monkeys in his experiments. Used monkeys in his experiments. Exposed monkeys to two different mothers, one had exposed wire body, other soft terry cloth. Exposed monkeys to two different mothers, one had exposed wire body, other soft terry cloth. Monkeys chose to go to the soft covered mother over the wire bodied mother that gave food. Why???? Monkeys chose to go to the soft covered mother over the wire bodied mother that gave food. Why???? Shows a need for intimacy, warmth, physical contact, and comfort. Shows a need for intimacy, warmth, physical contact, and comfort.

5. Human examples Institutionalized babies who were denied close contact have difficulty forming emotional ties. Institutionalized babies who were denied close contact have difficulty forming emotional ties. Touching, holding, stroking, and communicating appear to be essential to normal human development. Touching, holding, stroking, and communicating appear to be essential to normal human development. Lawrence Casler- Studied developmental growth rate of institutionalized children. Lawrence Casler- Studied developmental growth rate of institutionalized children. –found as little as 20 minutes of extra attention helped development of these children.

6. Abused Children Anna Anna –Mother kept her in second story of her fathers farmhouse. –At 7 years her mental age was 18 months and had a social maturity of a 2 year old. –Lived to be 10 Isabelle Isabelle –Born to a single deaf mother and stayed in dark seclusion with her mother. –Communicated through gestures –Was able to be rehabilitated after many years

7. What can we learn from Isabelle and Anna? Personal and social development is acquired by through intensive and prolonged social contact with others.