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Chapter 3
1. Briefly explain the Skeels and Dye experiment and the significance of their findings.
2. The author writes that “babies do not develop ‘naturally’ into social adults”. So, how do they develop into humans?
3. What do sociologists mean by ‘socialization’?
4. Explain the ‘looking-glass self’.
5. What is the significance of taking the role of the ‘generalized other’?
6. Explain Mead’s two parts of the self --- the “I” and the “me”.
7. ‘Both our self and our mind are social products’. How so?
8. What do sociologists mean when they refer to the ‘society within us’?
9. What is ‘gender’?
10. What is ‘gender socialization’?
11. What are some of the gender messages we receive from family, peers, and the media?
12. In regard to Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), what does the author mean when he writes that the ‘old remains powerfully encapsulated in the new’ (Box p.82)
13. What are ‘agents of socialization’? Give examples of some ‘agents’.
14. In what ways does our family have a ‘major impact on us’?
15. What are the sociological findings regarding a family’s social class and socialization?
16. How do sociologists explain the findings regarding family, social class, and socialization?
17. Summarize the social science research on day care.
18. Explain the significance of peer groups.
19. What is ‘resocialization’?
20. What is ‘transitional adulthood’?
21. Henslin concludes the chapter by asking if we are ‘prisoners of socialization’? ‘Sociologists do not think of people’ as ‘prisoners of socialization’. Explain.