Overview
Socialization plays a fundamental role in personal and societal development. Review the nature versus nurture debate as described in Ch. 5 of Introduction to Sociology.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- How is nature different from nurture in the process of socialization? Define each term in your response.
- Select an individual to whom you can apply the nature versus nurture debate; some examples include a celebrity’s child, or one individual in a set of twins separated at birth and later reunited. Briefly identify the individual in your response and address the following questions:
- Has nature or nurture contributed more to their socialization process?
- Has nature or nurture contributed more to their development of self? Explain