The white kid across the street from me.
I wanted to play with him for weeks.
The reason why I didn't cross was that I wasn't old enough to cross by myself.
The white kid was 2 years older.
So he came on his own.
There were no in-group preferences.
Social science research is terrible in most cases.
Social issues revolve around complicated variables that change very quickly.
Any sort of social experiment will
Never be able to capture all the variables.
Never be able to keep up with changing emotions of people.
For Example: "Young children show a greater liking for peers of their sex and race and typically play with same-sex others after the age of three"
What do they mean by "greater liking"?
Does this mean they smiled and laughed more with people who looks like them?
Does this mean they moved away from someone who looked different?
Does this mean they told the experiment creator I don't like XYZ group of people?
Not buying it friend.
Most social science is garbage.
I don't consider it to be a real science, to begin with.
And I am going on my own experience as a kid.
The white kid across the street from me. I wanted to play with him for weeks.
The reason why I didn't cross was that I wasn't old enough to cross by myself.
The white kid was 2 years older.
So he came on his own.
There were no in-group preferences.
Social science research is terrible in most cases. Social issues revolve around complicated variables that change very quickly.
Any sort of social experiment will
For Example: "Young children show a greater liking for peers of their sex and race and typically play with same-sex others after the age of three"
What do they mean by "greater liking"?
Does this mean they smiled and laughed more with people who looks like them? Does this mean they moved away from someone who looked different? Does this mean they told the experiment creator I don't like XYZ group of people?
Not buying it friend.
Most social science is garbage. I don't consider it to be a real science, to begin with.
I asked a simple question.
How do they define "Liking"?
And I am not saying that they don't like the other group.
Once again... how can they tell a person liked more of the in-group? Who was this in-group? Did they kid know someone already in that in-group.
These questions need to be answered.
I'll leave it at this.
For Example, The color of the shirt someone wears. Could make a difference in determining how a young kid favors a person.
If a person is wearing a vibrant color shirt. It could draw the kid's eyes and bring out happiness.
These variables matter to human socialization.
There is too many variables for social science to deal with.