Utilize various theories of socialization to illustrate how an individual is socialized throughout their life course, from birth to entry in the workplace, to retirement, to death.
Define socialization, recall the major agents of socialization (family, peers, school, media, religion, work), and demonstrate how people are socialized by these agents.
Analyze specific, everyday social interactions using sociological terms and theories, such as ethnomethodology and conversation analysis.
Compare and contrast theories of Cooley, Mead, Freud, Piaget, and Kohlberg in regards to the self and social development.
Evaluate the strengths and weakness of various theories of socialization and social interaction.
Discuss Goffman’s dramaturgical approach and identify front stage and back stage behaviors in their own life.
