Socialization is strongly connected to developmental psychology and behaviourism.[3] Humans need social experiences to learn their culture and to survive.[4]
Socialization essentially represents the whole process of learning throughout the life course and is a central influence on the behavior, beliefs, and actions of adults as well as of children.[5][6]
Socialization may lead to desirable outcomes—sometimes labeled "moral"—as regards the society where it occurs.[7] Individual views are influenced by the society's consensus and usually tend toward what that society finds acceptable or "normal". Socialization provides only a partial explanation for human beliefs and behaviors, maintaining that agents are not blank slatespredetermined by their environment;[8] scientific research provides evidence that people are shaped by both social influences and genes.[9][10][11][12]
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