Take part in participant observation in order to analyze two learning situations in your everyday life experiences. For this assignment you will utilize the textbook, online materials, and the South Online Library in order to write a two page essay on the socialization processes you choose to analyze.
Below you will find a step-by-step guide for completing this paper:

1. Begin this assignment by reviewing "In the Field: Participant Observation" in chapter one as well as "Using Available Data: Existing Sources," also located in chapter one. This will give you a firm grasp on how to conduct the research necessary for this application project. 

2. Using participant observation, learning situations that can be observed during your daily activities. parent teaching child; child teaching parent; 

3. Identify the components of culture being taught/learned, along with the agent(s), and stage(s) of socialization. You will use chapter three in order to find research which explains and analyzes the interactions you observed using one or more theories of socialization. Researchers who have contributed to our understanding of socialization including Jean Piaget, Carol Gilligan, George Herbert Mead, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Erik H. Erikson. Your paper should include detailed information on the theories of at least one of these analysts. 

4. Be sure to include an introduction with a thesis, conclusion that reviews all main points you present, and integration of your personal views on the topic.