ASSIGNMENT

Using at least three agents of socialization (e.g., family, friends, school) that apply, describe how each agent socialized you to become the person that you are today. Trace your personal socialization from birth to the present moment.

Be sure to include all of the following twenty-five terms:

1)ascribed status

2)achieved status

3)role expectations

4)role strain

5)role conflict

6)agents of socialization

7)norms

8)folkways

9)mores

10)values

11)social control

12)sanctions

13)subculture

14)cultural capital

15)ethnocentrism

16)cultural relativism

17)sensorimotor stage

18)preoperational stage

19)concrete operational stage

20)formal operational stage

21)generalized other

22)social class

23)gender

24)ethnicity

25)deviance

Structure and instructions for the paper:

1)You must use an essay format with an introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph.

2)You must utilize a minimum of three agents of socialization (for example, family, friends, and school), and examine your life by fully discussing the impact of each agent of socialization on the development of who you are today.

3)You must include all of the above twenty-five terms. Note: You must utilize each term in a manner that clearly articulates to the reader an understanding of the concept.

4)You must use the key terms in a clear and logical manner that fits into your overall essay.

5)You must highlight or underline the above 25 terms in your paper at least once.

6)You must submit a typed paper as a Word or PDF file.

7)The paper must be no less than four full pages nor longer than eight full pages typewritten, double-spaced, 12-point font.