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As part of your learning experience, active participation in discussions is essential. An important part of the final grade will be based on your participation. You will be evaluated on the quality and quantity of your participation in the discussion forum that corresponds to the grading rubric.
The initial post and responses should be in your own words and demonstrate critical thinking, analysis, and expected level of knowledge. Initial posts and replies should be in complete sentences and in paragraph form. You should not have bullet points as they are not in complete sentences or paragraph form. Copy-pasting from sources may result in a zero.
 
To fully address the chosen prompt, you will refer to the topical outline of the course syllabus that corresponds with the prompt you select. This will help guide you in demonstrating your understanding of the content while providing a thorough and detailed discussion post. Each prompt or response to a prompt should be more than a few sentences to demonstrate critical thinking. Initial posts must include a minimum of one (the required textbook) APA 7th edition style in-text citations and full matching references of appropriate reading to support your responses. 
 
To meet the minimum participation requirements, you will post relevant content 3 different days during the week. The first post is due by day four of the week by 11:59PM, Eastern Time. Once you make the initial post, you will see other people’s posts. You will post replies on at least two additional days by day seven of the week by 11:59PM, Eastern Time.  
Grading Criteria
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Prompt
Respond to two (2) of the following prompts:
Briefly describe the various agents of socialization. Which of the agents of socialization was the most important in your own upbringing and why? Provide two specific examples of values learned and how can you relate it to the agent of socialization. Lastly, will agents of socialization be different for your own children than they were for you? (USLO 3.2)
Explain two different theories of self-development in relationship to your own development of self. (USLO 3.1)
Explain why socialization matters? Then, describe the concepts anticipatory socialization, resocialization, and degradation ceremony and provide at least one example for each concept from your life. (USLO 3.1)
Explain ethnocentrism and cultural relativism in detail. Provide two examples of ethnocentrism in the media and explain how the subject could be addressed differently to be more in line with cultural relativism. Lastly, share a time in which you felt culture shock. Was it a positive or negative experience? (USLO 3.3)
Differentiate between high culture and popular culture and provide two examples of each. How do your examples of popular culture influence your culture? Do you think technology has a more positive or negative effects on culture? Give two examples of how technology has influenced your own culture. (USLO 3.3)
Identify a current event and utilize one of the sociological theoretical perspectives (E.g., Functionalism, Conflict theory, or Symbolic Interactionism) to explain the possible cultural influences of the event. Use concepts where ever relevant. (USLO 3.4)
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