Sociology Week 9

This week in sociology we discussed nature versus nurture. We talked about the things that make us human and how the 'nurture' part is vital in our process of becoming human. Connection and interactions with other humans at a young age is very important. We talked about cases like Genie where a child was raised in terrible conditions, isolated in a room with very little human interaction for their entire life. Sadly, once a critical period is passed, there is only so much progress a child like that can make as far as language and independent functioning go. Children like these weren't born with mental impairments, they had the "nature" part. But without the nurture, they ended up only being able to function on a level of someone who was born with mental impairments. Human interaction and connection is so important. It made me think back to the Brene Brown video when she said that we're here to feel connected to others, that's how we are wired. Although she was speaking on a more emotional level, its interesting how that also applies to this situation at a very young age. It just reinforced the importance of forming strong, loving relationships with others.