Social Learning

Social learning may refer to:

  • Observational learning (psychology), learning that occurs as a function of observing, retaining and replicating behavior observed in ones environment or other people.
  • Social learning theory (criminology), a theory of crime that asserts that humans learn deviant behavior from their peers.
  • Social learning (social pedagogy), a theory of education that acquisition of social competence happens exclusively or primarily in a social group.

Famous quotes containing the words social and/or learning:

    “There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed.”
    —Albert Camus (1913–1960)

    “You taught me language, and my profit on’t
    Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
    For learning me your language!”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)