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Socialization

I look forward to DLK reviews of New York Photography shows, they are always a treat to read.  In the latest one, Artie Vierkant @Higher Pictures, the writer, in passing, refers to the 'socialization' that occurs as a result of being a regular visitor to galleries. At first I was surprised at the choice of this word, assuming 'socialising' may have been the meaning intended, but having read a terrific article on what 'socialization' means it may have been entirely accurate.  The discription of how values are permeated reminds me of something that writer Richard Dawkins has said about the virus like nature of human behaviour.  The latter part of this socialization piece describes how the Navajo Indian families dealt with crying babies which sounds remarkably similar to The Contented Child theory of child-rearing.