Consider Your Own Anticipatory Socialization into Being a College Student

question 4

Essay

Consider your own anticipatory socialization into being a college student. Then, explain how communication from at least three of the five sources of anticipatory role socialization influenced your decision to become a college student. Be sure to label each source.

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Definitions:

Teratogens

Agents or factors that cause or increase the risk of developmental abnormalities in a fetus.

Critical Period

A period so important to development that a harmful environmental influence at that time can keep a bodily structure from developing normally or can impair later intellectual or social development.

Personal Fable

A belief held by adolescents that they are unique, invulnerable, and can not be understood by others.