Response to the following:
1. Discuss the stages of human development (as explained by the theories presented in the text) by answering the following questions:
o Which agents of socialization are most important at certain stages of human development? For example, discuss how the family is important to moral development or how peer groups are important to personality development.
o Which theoretical perspective best supports your viewpoint?
2. Choose a family member or someone you know well who has experienced most adult life stages, such as a parent, grandparent, older brother or sister. Describe examples of how socialization occurred at different stages of this person's life. For example, draw from stories about your parents or grandparents or memories of a sibling or cousin. What is your opinion about how socialization affected this person?
3: Social Construction of Reality
Compose a 200- to 300-word response addressing the following questions:
o Describe your social status as you see it. For example, if you have a job, is your status at work different than it is in your peer groups? Is your status in school different than it is in your family? Explain the differences in how you interact with people at work and school or with friends and family. You may use any examples from your experience.
o Consider how your social status influences your view of the world. Give an example from your personal experience of how you have shaped your own reality through social interaction.