– Caregivers should be concerned with children’s social needs in addition to their physical needs.

The Influence of Heredity – Studies of Identical Twins

Intelligence tests show quite different scores when twins are reared apart in dramatically different social settings

is the systematic study of the biological bases of social behavior

The self is the product of our social interactions with other people

• We learn who we are by interacting with others.

Children imitate people around them

Children develop skill in communicating through symbols. Role taking occurs.

Children consider actual tasks and relationships simultaneously

The gestures, objects and language that form the basis of human communication.

The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another

The attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account

As a person matures, the self changes and begins to reflect greater concern about the reactions of others

The individual slants the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.

People resemble performers in action

emphasized the stages humans progress through as the self develops. • Cognitive theory of development

stressed the role of inborn drives and believed that the self is a social product. He also believed that aspects of personality are influenced by others (especially one’s parents).

are a means of dramatizing and validating changes in a person’s status.

The processes of socialization in which a person “rehearses” for future occupations and social relationships

Resocialization: The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one’s life

The family isn't the primary agent of socialization