Explain how the Interactionist concept of face work can be applied to adolescents in inner-city ...

Answer to q. 1

Face work takes on utmost importance in communities where there is very little prestige to begin with. This is doubly the case for young, poor, minorities. As Goffman points out, there must be a shared understanding and mutual agreement among people to help one another save or maintain face. Otherwise, social interactions will break down as people perceive they have lost the little prestige available in the form or respect.

Answer to q. 2

F

Answer to q. 3

The first stage is the preparatory stage in which the child mimics the behavior of people who are significant in his or her life. The second stage is the play stage in which children play at being people who are significant in their lives. The Game stage is the third stage and by the time this stage is reached the child is able to become like all of the other participants in the game.

Answer to q. 4

T

Answer to q. 5

Primary socialization refers to all the ways in which the newborn individual is shaped into a social being who can interact with others according to the expectations of society. It takes place largely within the family. Secondary socialization occurs in later childhood and adolescence, when the child goes to school and comes under the influence of adults and peers outside the household. Adult socialization is when the person learns the norms associated with new statuses occupied during adulthood.