Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology
Eighth Edition
Learning Objectives
4.1 Summarize the nature versus nurture debate and the sociological perspective on it
4.2 Understand the impact of isolation and neglect on children
4.3 Defend the position that groups at each level in our social world have a stake in how we are socialized
4.4 Describe how we develop a “self” through interacting with others
4.5 Give examples of how the socialization process takes place throughout all stages of life
4.6 Explain how micro- and meso-level agents of socialization influence individuals
4.7 Discuss how macro-level agents of socialization can impact children today