1 . Describe the nature vs. nurture debate. Which do you think has a greater influence on humans—nature or nurture?

2. Which of the agents of socialization do you think is most important to teaching culture? Why?

3. Discuss one way that your family helped to socialize you to your culture’s norms or values. Who was involved? What did you learn?

4. Cooley argues that our self develops through interactions and our impressions about how other people see us. Do you think that he is correct? Why or why not?

5. Sociologists argue that we internalize some norms so that we feel guilty or “icky” if we break those norms. What is an example from your own life of a norm that you’ve internalized? Why do you think you’ve internalized this norm? (Think about rules or behaviors that you’d feel guilty breaking or things that you can’t imagine doing because they would be really bad or gross to help you find an example).

This is a home work assignment:

•  To what degree does poor communication between men and women lead to a potential rape situation?
•  Should men take the responsibility of asking women if they want to continue rather than wait for her to say something or assume she is consenting?

•  Are some women socialized to say "no" but mean "yes"?

•  Why do you think the incidence of rape is so much higher in the U.S. than in Great Britain or Japan?

1. Re-read the Food for Thought box on (Cape 2018:73) or (Capek 2022:85). Answer the following question: My favorite meal to cook is.....

2. Now think back to some of the tools sociologists use for studying socialization and food practices with quantitative and qualitative methods (See Capek 2018:67) or (Capek

2022:75. Write one survey question (e.g. close-ended / multiple choice) and one interview question (open-ended / short answer) about food practices / preferences.

[Hint: Quantitative methods collect information that can be turned into numbers (e.g. How much? How often? To what extent or degree?). Qualitative methods collect information in narrative or text form, often using open-ended questions (e.g. What was your experience of X?

What is your perspective on Y? What is your favorite food and why? How did you learn to cook?).]

1. Re-read the Food for Thought box on (Cape 2018:73) or (Capek 2022:85). Answer the following question: My favorite meal to cook is.....
2. Now think back to some of the tools sociologists use for studying socialization and food practices with quantitative and qualitative methods (See Capek 2018:67) or (Capek

2022:75. Write one survey question (e.g. close-ended / multiple choice) and one interview question (open-ended / short answer) about food practices / preferences.

[Hint: Quantitative methods collect information that can be turned into numbers (e.g. How much? How often? To what extent or degree?). Qualitative methods collect information in narrative or text form, often using open-ended questions (e.g. What was your experience of X?

What is your perspective on Y? What is your favorite food and why? How did you learn to cook?).]