ent television, while the others watched regular t.v. stations. He then observed them as they played together and noticed more aggression in the kids who had been exposed to the violent programs. Socialization is the lifelong process by which people learn their human potential and the culture of their society. Culture consists of values, languages, norms, rules and beliefs of a society. There are many agents of socialization that account for human behavior. Cultural learning is most intense during infancy and early childhood. Eric was probably neglected of many experiences that would teach him this knowledge. If socialization is absent during early stages, we can never regain it and this presents a lack of social experience. This has an effect on relations the child will have later in his childhood. This is obvious in Eric's case, through his behavior in school. Once again we see that his constant fighting and lack of friends is due to his lack of socialization skills. Some of the outcomes of socialization are intended. Tracking in schools is intended, where children of different skill levels are seperated so that smarter children are not held back by the slower ones. Eric was put in a special education class when he was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Eric was a troubled child. Before the actual beating of the baby, there were several warning signs that he might snap and committ acts of violence. He often fantasized about avenging his father's death through violent means. He also killed his own pet, and terrorized stray dogs. Another warning sign was his constant acts of violence in school, fighting with peers and even hitting a teacher on one occasion. The fourth sign was that Eric mostly enjoyed watching action movies, and cartoons, where violence was displayed regularly.There are also many risk factors that made it more likely that Eric would grow up showing violent behavior. He grew up as an African-Amer...
