Discussion Post: Socialization & Social Structure Questions
• Describe the following perspectives of development of the self:
o Cooley's Looking Glass Self:
o Mead's Role Taking:
o Piaget's Development of Reasoning:
• What role does socialization take in personality, morality, emotions, and gender? How do different agents of socialization contribute? (hint: think of Eckman, Freud, and Kohlberg).
• Describe how socialization occurs in each of the following developmental periods:
o Childhood (birth to age 12):
o Adolescence (ages 13-17):
o Transitional Adulthood (ages 18-29):
o The Middle Years (ages 30-65) (hint: this can be further divided into 2 stages):
o The Older Years (ages 65 and above) (hint: this can be further divided into 2 stages):
• Different societies have different social structures. What is social structure? What components contribute to the macro-sociological perspective of social structure?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.