Socialization and Social Structure Worksheet

Short-Answer

Respond to the following in 50 to 75 words each, unless otherwise specified.

1. In 25 to 50 words each, describe the following perspectives of development of the self:

a. Cooley’s Looking Glass Self:

b. Mead’s Role Taking:

c. Piaget’s Development of Reasoning:

2. What role does socialization take in personality, morality, emotions, and gender? How do different agents of socialization contribute?

3. In 20 to 25 words each, describe how socialization occurs in each of the following developmental periods:

a. Childhood (birth to age 12):

b. Adolescence (ages 13-17):

c. Transitional Adulthood (ages 18-29):

d. The Middle Years (ages 30-65):

e. The Older Years (ages 65 and above): 

4. Different societies have different social structures. What is social structure? What components contribute to the macrosociological perspective of social structure?

Which of the following best exemplifies foreign direct investment (FDI)?

Yin and Yang Inc., a Chinese firm, supplies buttons and zippers to major denim brands in the United Kingdom.Delicate Love, a reputable florist company in Holland, exports tulips and roses throughout the globe.Pure Pearls, a jewelry store in the United States, imports harvested pearls from Indonesia, Philippines, and Australia.Samantha started an Italian restaurant in her home country, the United States, after she took cooking lessons from a well-known chef in Italy.Chivalry, a U.S.-based phone manufacturing company, has set up its own assembly plant in Japan to cater to the needs of the Asian market.