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1 How can we use the literature on feral children to explain the importance of interaction to human development? In what ways does this relate to the “nature versus nurture” debate?

2 According to Mead, what distinguishes humans from nonhumans?

3 How does the socialization process help individuals develop their sense of self? Why are games so important to the socialization process?

4 What is the difference between the “I” and the “me”? Why do people and society as a whole need both the “I” and the “me”?

5 According to Goffman, in what ways do we use impression management in our front-stage performances?

6 Why are families important agents of socialization? How do families from higher social classes socialize their children differently than families from lower social classes do? What effects might these differences in socialization have on children?

7 How are we socialized to be consumers? In what ways has the internet resocialized us as consumers?

8 Is being a fifth grader in the United States an ascribed or an achieved status? Or is both? What does this suggest about the differences between roles attached to ascribed statuses versus those attached to achieved statuses?

9 In the realm of social networks, why are “weak ties” helpful to those looking for jobs? What effect has the internet had on the development of weak ties and strong ties?

10 In what ways do we use images in the mass media as reference groups? How do the mass media help to define in-groups and out-groups?

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