MetaFilter posts tagged with socialization

"...redbrick, linoleum-tiled perdition."

zarq — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:54:09 -0800

"Most American high schools are almost sadistically unhealthy places to send adolescents." Does the "worst of adult America looks like high school because it’s populated by people who went to high school in America?" Mentioned in the article: Rookie Magazine's feature from last year: Higher Learning: Remembrances of the first year of high school, and advice for getting through your own, from some of our favorite grown-ups, specifically Winnie Holzman's contribution. The essay collection was highlighted previously on MeFi.

Don't just like any old shit because it has spaceships...

Artw — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:13:24 -0800

Take Back The Nerd: Five Ways To Be A Good Fan

It's all in the hand movements

Apropos of Something — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:22:18 -0800

From Sociological Images, here's baby preacher, baby worshipper and baby rapper.

The "Still-Face" Experiment

zarq — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:48:06 -0800

The "Still Face" Paradigm (YT video) designed by Dr. Edward Tronick of Harvard and Childrens Hospital’s Child Development Unit, is an experiment which shows us how a 1-year old child will react to a suddenly unresponsive parent. It allows us to understand how a caregiver's interactions and emotional state can influence many aspects of an infant's social and emotional development. From Zero to Three's Helping Babies From the Bench: Using the Science of Early Childhood Development in Court. They have a Parenting Resources page.

me and whoever down at the schoolyard

konolia — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:04:35 -0800

Can I Sit With You? The stormy social seas of the schoolyard

Do we all need to get out more?

mathowie — Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:41:55 -0800

Do we all need to get out more? Although they're putting the "too much time with computers, not enough social interaction" spin on this study's findings, there are actually some good results of it. Heavy internet users spend less time in traffic (because they look up traffic before going anywhere?), less time in malls (shopping online instead, duh), and less time watching TV (this is the best news of all, I barely watch it anymore because it's mostly inane garbage, whereas on the internet, I can find interesting things to read and enjoy). As for the less face time with friends and family, I have a growing number of friends online that I consider to be as close as any Real Life friend could be.