Foundations for Socialization
Nature and Nurture
Theories of Socialization
Agents of Socialization
Social Communication
Definition of the Situation

The Self and Socialization
Charles Horton Cooley: The Looking-Glass Self
George Herbert Mead: The Generalized Other
Erving Goffman: Impression Management

Socialization across the Life Course
Childhood
Adolescence
Young Adulthood
Middle Adulthood
Later Adulthood
Death
Box 3.1 Doing Social Research: Does High School Identity Affect Your Adult Life?
Box 3.2 Sociology around the World: What Makes You an Adult?