In the chapter, “What Does It Mean to Be Human,” from the book, Ten Questions, Joel Charon describes the characteristics that define human beings and make them different from other species. Namely, human beings are defined by our social and cultural nature. (32) According to Charon, being social is essential to our survival because our identity is dependent on how we socialize with others. Charon defines socialization as the “the process by which the various representatives of societyㄧparents, teachers, political leaders, religious leaders, the news mediaㄧteach people the ways of society and, in so doing form their basics qualities”(34).…