Question
Reflect on your experiences with two agents of socialisation in your adolescent or young adult years. Demonstrate how these have shaped your sense of self.
With these in mind, critically discuss the following statement: “People are akin to robots waiting to be programmed to maintain society.”
You should apply concepts and theories from your course material when relevant.
Your answer should be around 1,200 words (excluding end-text references) and written in fluent English. You should write clearly with appropriate terminology and structure a smooth-flowing response.
Use proper APA in-text citation correctly and consistently for ALL sources, including any AI-generated text (see example below), and provide a list of end-text references to support your citations. Your references should include at least three academic sources (books, book chapters or journal articles)
Resources for Writing
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL): https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/
- APA guide: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/
- Academic integrity: https://www.suss.edu.sg/docs/defaultsource/contentdoc/tlc/online-resources/academic-integrity.pdf