Answer all four (4) questions and respond to them in a coherent essay.

1. Define:

a. Socialization

b. Name three “agents of socialization,” explaining what each one is and giving a detailed illustration of how it affects a person’s life.

c. Explain what you learned about socialization from experience and this course.

2. Define the terms: a) Ethnocentrism; and b) Cultural relativism

Discuss how these factors might affect or contribute to racism, prejudice, and discrimination.

3. Explain what the term alienation means and identify the first sociologist to use it.

Provide a detailed example illustrating a case of “alienation.”

4. With the current debate centering on immigration, please address the following:

a. Define immigration

b. Discuss immigration from the standpoint of the multicultural and “melting pot” perspectives, using examples.