Nurture: Socialization is needed and occurs because humans:
- have no instincts and so must learn everything
- have a long period of infant dependency
- have a need for social contact
- have the ability to learn and
the capacity for language
Notes:
To repeat: Most social scientists agree that, while biology does influence some portions of our
personalities, human beings have no instincts. They bear artricial young- the newborns
are incapable of caring for themselves. In the case of humans this dependency lasts up
to 20 years (socially anyhow), perhaps longer. Sociologists therefore maintain that the
self we develop is a result mainly of our social circumstances. However, it is a part of
being human, being a primate, to nurture. Therefore, the nurture side is not entirely
devoid of nature.