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?

According to Mead, what distinguishes humans from nonhumans?

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

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”?

According to Goffman, in what ways do we use impression management in our front-stage performances? Why would a sociologist say that racism has increasingly been relegated to the back stage? What is problematic about this development?

Why are families important agents of socialization? How do families in higher social classes differ from those in lower social classes in how they socialize their children? What effects might these differences in socialization have on children?

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

In what ways is being a fifth grader in the United States both an ascribed and an achieved status? What does this suggest about the differences between roles attached to ascribed statuses and those attached to achieved statuses?

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

What images of groups are depicted in the mass media? In what ways do we use those images of groups as reference groups?