Why do feral children serve a crucial role for the study of social interaction? What does this research contribute with regard to the nature vs.nurture debate? With reference to Mead's preparatory,play,and game stage,why is it that feral children often do not have positive outcomes?

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Final Answer : Students should describe Mead's three stages of development and link them to the common symptoms of feral children.There should also be a brief description of how feral children provide sociologists with irrefutable evidence of the importance of socialization,especially in early childhood.

Why do "feral children" serve a crucial role for the study of social interaction? What does this research contribute with regard to the nature vs.nurture debate? With reference to Mead's preparatory,play,and game stage,why is it that feral children often do not have positive outcomes?

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