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    NAME_________________ SOCI 1301 (Dr.

    Rolo)
    DATE_________________ Day_______ Time ______
    Critical Thinking Exercise: “Wild Child: The Story of Feral Children”
    One Submission per Student

    Directions: Read the directions under each section. Complete Part I before watching the
    documentary. As you watch the documentary, take notes in part II. You will use your notes in parts
    III and IV. The more notes you take, the easier parts III, and IV will be.

    Part I: Essential Definitions -- Use your class notes and textbook to locate definitions for the following
    terms; define them in the space below:
    Socialization:

    Agents of socialization:

    Resocialization:

    Natural experiment:

    Language:

    Gestures:

    Part II: Biography of a Wild Child -- In addition to taking notes about Genie Wiley’s life, choose one of the
    following children in the documentary. Fill out the chart below.
    ▢ Victor of Aveyron ▢ Edic (Eastern Europe) ▢ Oksana (Eastern Europe)
    Important Characteristics ________________ Genie Wiley
    (Name of Child)

    ● Where case occurred


    ● Location when found
    ● Physical condition when found
    ● Estimated age when found
    ● Actual age
    ● Able to acquire language?
    ● Able to communicate? (If so,
    how?)
    ● Other factors?
    NAME_________________ SOCI 1301 (Dr. Rolo)
    DATE_________________ Day_______ Time ______
    Part III: Connections -- Below is a list of terms from different chapters of our book. Choose one term from each box;
    define your terms and state one example of each term from the film.

    Vocabulary I Vocabulary II Theories and Experiments

    Material Culture Generalized Other ● Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis


    Nonmaterial Culture Gender Socialization ● Looking-Glass Self
    Dyad Hidden Curriculum ● Skeels/Dye Experiment
    Triad Resocialization ● Deprived Animal Study
    Ideal Culture Anticipatory Socialization ● Intersectionality
    Status (Achieved or Ascribed) Primary Group ● Applied Sociology
    Role Secondary Group ● Symbolic Interactionism
    Self Dependent Variable ● Dramaturgical Theory
    Independent Variable Human Subjects Protocol ● Social Construction of Reality

    Part IV: Critical Thinking -- For this assignment, you will need to write 2-3 critical thinking paragraphs applying
    sociological concepts to one of the questions below. Use this space below to outline what you will write about.
    1) Choose one definition from Section I, one definition from Section III, and a theory from Section III. How do they
    relate to your chosen case in Section II?
    2) Choose one definition from Section I, one definition from Section III, and a theory from Section III. How do they
    relate to the case of Genie Wiley in Section II?
    3) Compare and contrast the cases of Genie Wiley and your chosen case in section II. What was different? How
    does one of the following theories apply to these cases -- Spair-Whorf Hypothesis; Intersectionality; Looking-
    Glass Self?
    4) Which cases utilized the scientific process and how? Were there any ethical concerns, and if so, what were
    they? Were Human Subjects Protocols used?
    5) In the film, Dr. Susan Curtiss notes that although Genie was able to learn words, she could not learn syntax or
    grammar. What does this indicate about language and brain development? How does this relate to your
    chosen case in section II? How does this relate to your chosen vocabulary words and theory?

    To receive a full grade on this assignment: (1) Post a photograph of your worksheet to the Critical Thinking padlet; (2)
    Submit your three paragraphs to the “Wild Child Critical Thinking Assignment” on BlackBoard

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