­How do culture, significant others, and institutions shape their personality? (B1­C2) Ethnic or subculture norms and values. Family, school, mass media, work? Who are their role models and reference...

­How do culture, significant others, and institutions shape their personality? (B1­C2)
Ethnic or subculture norms and values.
Family, school, mass media, work?
Who are their role models and reference groups and how are they socialized by them?
­What influences their self image? (B3­D2)
Specific interactions and/or rites of passage that affect their looking­glass self.
How does their gender identity or racial group affect their self­image?
Which statuses are most important in their status set? Have they experienced major role exit?
­How do their values, experiences, and relationships affect their rational choices? (C3­D2)
Do they respond to culture shock with ethnocentrism or cultural relativism, and why?
Does exchange theory help explain their decision making?
What value do they place on primary vs secondary relationships vs strangers?
­How and why do they perform differently with different groups? (D1­3)
Back stage vs Front stage(s)? On Social media? With strangers? With out­groups?
When have they experienced role conflict between statuses, role strain within a status?
­How and why do they deviate and/or conform to different groups? (D2­3)
Do they fit best with the dominant culture, a minority culture or subculture, or no one?
Who are their in­groups and out­groups? How do they use these as reference groups?
Does differential association, strain, contact, or social disorganization theory explain their deviance?
­How has inequality of wealth, power, and/or prestige affected their life? (D3­F1)
Advantages vs disadvantages? (Biology, ascribed statuses, economic/cultural/social capital?)
How open is social mobility for them? Are there achieved statuses they cannot reach?
­You can take a “meta” view on fictional stories here if you want:
Is inequality shown as just or unjust? How are characters shown in stereotypical roles?
­You may work individually or with one other person: If pairing up, choose two separate but
related individuals to write about. Write part of the paper together about what they have in
common. Then each person should write specifically about any different influences or
circumstances for their person.