In the nature versus nurture debate, sociologists claim that

Nurture is more important to the development of personality and self. Sociologists recognize aptitude as a natural influence on ability but the environment ultimately controls the use of that aptitude. Studies of social isolation have shown the importance of environment on the development of a person. Feral studies such as Genie and the Harlow deprivation study are the most cited for the human need of social contact. 

The three sociological perspectives include the beginner’s mind, culture shock, and the sociological imagination