Childhood Socialization In The United States

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Childhood socialization can increase or decrease negative attitudes toward racial, ethnic, and religious groups depending on your parents and how you are raised. An increase in negative attitudes toward certain ethnic groups can be acquired through your parents. If you are probably gonna repeat the behaviors you see. For example, if your parents are prejudiced against African Americans you are likely to discriminate against them as well or believe they are “weird” or “bad”. If your parents are against you having contact with certain racial, ethnic, or religious groups, socialization towards that certain ethnic group might be negative due to the lack of knowledge a child has growing up. As a child, I was brought up to socialize with everyone

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