Analyze the way in which agents of socialization ( sibling, parents, peers, and so forth) shape self-concept and identity.

Analyze the way in which agents of socialization ( sibling, parents, peers, and so forth) shape self-concept and identity.

1) Provide direct reference to our reading material and define the process of socialization ( textbook reading; 3,4,5 in Griffiths,
Keims, Strayer, Cody-Rydzewski, Scaramuzzo, Sadler, Vyain, Bry, and Jones , INTRODUCTION SOCIOLOGY)

2) Explain Why the process of Socialization is so crucial for a human being. For example, what type of people would we become.
if we were not properly socialized ?

3) Of all the agents of socialization outlined in your reading, which of these are the MOST influential in the earlier years of life,
and WHICH of these become more important later on ? Why, in your opinion, do some of these agents of socialization have
LESS importance to us as we get older?

4) Although socialization is an extremely powerful force, many people adopt different identities as they grow older. WHY are we not a complete mirror image of the MOST powerful agents of socialization in our lives? If socialization is as powerful as
Sociologists contend, How are we able to develop our own individual identities?

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