For the two readings you have selected, answer the following questions:
1.What is being socialized (what idea or behavior is being taught)?
2.Who are the agents of socialization? In other words, who is teaching what is expected in terms of ideas, values, behaviors, etc.? (The agent of socialization cannot be a generic “society.”)
3.What exactly are the agents of socialization doing (or what have they done) to suggest that certain behaviors, values, lifestyles, etc. are to be expected.
What sorts of stigmas were discussed in “Learning to Strip” and “Making It By Faking It”?
1. Explicitly identify the stigma in each reading and explain why it is considered a stigma.
2. How did people manage the stigma in each reading?
What sorts of stigmas were discussed in “Learning to Strip” and “Making It By Faking It”?
1. Explicitly identify the stigma in each reading and explain why it is considered a stigma.
2. How did people manage the stigma in each reading?