Socialization Test #21. Social interaction is absolutely necessary to develop a sense of identity and unity. Our self-esteem is not an inherited or instinctive achievement. Rather, it is a co-developed understanding of ourselves and those around us. We can not only understand who we really are more easily than we could examine our facial features without using a mirror. Social interaction is this mirror for us. It allows us to see inside ourselves based on the interactions we have with others like us or with society as a whole. This allows us to make a sort of measurement to see where we are in life. Develop a sense of who and where we are. Social interaction is the dominant creative element in how we perceive ourselves as humans and members of society. Without social interaction, we could never live with the mental capacities we currently have. A good example of this, I believe, is comparing two dogs raised in different habitats. The first dog will be an example of our society, he will be raised by a loving family who will provide him with attention similar in itself to our own social interaction. The second will be left to raise in a kennel or other. The first dog, Dog A, will learn things like its own name. When you call dog A using his name, he will respond to you while the second dog, dog B, will not. Eventually you could get the second dog to come towards you or respond, but he wouldn't care what you say, he would just react to the noise he hears. Dog A would, however, respond to his name and his name alone. This demonstrates how constant interaction between two beings helps develop a sense of self.2. Education plays a major role in our socialization by acting as a social institution. By this I mean that it is a place from which we derive interactions that stimulate us to develop further as social beings. Schools provide a uniform behavioral learning model for socialization that is not found in different families. This helps children achieve a social “common ground” on which to base their relationships and interactions with each other..