How do sociologists see the relationship between socialization and biology? Both nature (biology) and nurture (socialization) play a role in how we are made and how we develop. Before the...

How do sociologists see the relationship between socialization and biology? Both nature (biology) and nurture (socialization) play a role in how we are made and how we develop. Before the Enlightenment, nature ruled, and identity was thought to be preordained by God along with the natural world. During the Enlightenment, the idea emerged that our environment shapes who we are. Rousseau argued a compromise and said human beings do inherit identities, but the environment changes them. That is the view sociologists take, although they tend to focus on the nurture aspect, because interaction with others is ongoing and affects who we are. Learning from interactions with others, or socialization, is the process by which we become aware of ourselves as part of a group, learn how to communicate, and learn expectations for behavior.