Details Title: Baylor Intro to Socio Final Description: Kevin Dougherty Total Flash Cards: 52 Created: 05/05/2009 18:22:43		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Sociology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Social Institution Definition organized patterns of beliefs and behaviors centered on basic social needs (ex. Family, religion, education, politics, eco.) Term Family Definition the social institution that unites people in cooperative groups for reproduction and mutual care. Term Kinship Definition A social bond based on blood, marriage, or adoption. Term Nuclear Family Definition A family unit composed of one or two parents and unmarried children living together (most dominant). Term Extended Family Definition when husband and wife and kids live with other kin. Term Monogamy Definition married to one person Term Serial Monogamy Definition Multiple spouses over a period of time Term Polygamy Definition Polygyny: more than one wife. Polyandry: more than one husband. Term Patrilineal decent Definition through fathers relatives Term Matrilineal decent Definition through mothers relatives Term Bilateral descent Definition through both mom and dad Term Patriarchy Definition men dominate family decision making Term Matriarchy Definition women dominate decision making Term Egalitarian family Definition men and women equally share (more like a division of labor). Term Endogamy Definition practice of marrying within a particular Term Exogamy Definition practice of marrying within a particular group Term Religion Definition A social institution provides general explanations of existence, including terms of exchange with super natural. Term Religious Belief Definition statements to which members of a particular religion adhere. Term Religious ritual Definition practices required or expected of members of faith Term Church Definition religious organization that is in a relatively low state of tension with its environment. Term Sect Definition religious organization in a relatively high state of tension with environment but remains rooted in the dominant religious traditions of society. (Amish) Term Cult Definition new religious movement that represents faiths that are new and unconventional in a society. Thought of as deviant. Term Education Definition Social institution responsible for the systematic transmission of knowledge, skills, and cultural values within a formally organized structure. Term Tracking Definition practice of assigning students to a different type of educational program. Term Hidden Curriculum Definition subtle socialization of pupils into dominant ideology of society. Term Politics Definition social institution through which power is acquired and exercised. Term Monarchy Definition king and queen, inherited Term Authoritarianism Definition denies popular participation Term Totalitarianism Definition extensively regulates peoples lives Term Democracy Definition power to the people Term Economy Definition institution through which goods and services are ade and distributed produced and consumed Term Capitalism Definition competition, private property Term Socialism Definition collective goals, government control Term Power Definition the ability to exercise ones will over anothers Term Force Definition actual or threatened use of coercion to impose ones will on others Term Influence Definition power through persuasion Term Authority Definition institutionalized power perceived as legitimate by people Term Traditional Authority Definition through customs and practices (monarchy) Term Charismatic Authority Definition exceptional personal qualities of a leader Term Rational-legal Authority Definition power made legit by law Term Pluralist Model Definition power in a political system is widely dispersed throughout many competing interest groups. (special interest groups, political action committees). Term Elite Model Definition power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of elites and the masses are relatively powerless. Term Power Elite Definition small ruling elite of military, business and gov’t leaders who control the fate of the US. Term Political Socialization Definition symbolic interactionist Term Social Change Definition transformation of culture and social institutions over time. Term Crowd Behavior Definition people in the same place behaving in a similar way without organized direction (mobs, riots, panics) Term Mass Behavior Definition collective behavior among people spread out over a wide geographic area. (fads and fashion). Term Social Movement Definition an organized group that acts consciously to promote or resist change through collective action. Term Relative Deprivation Theory Definition social movements arise among people who feel deprived. (ligit right). They feel as if there is no other way through conventional means. Term Resource Mobilization Theory Definition to succeed, social ms must mobilize key resources; members, leadership and money. Term Resource Mobilization Theory Definition to succeed, social ms must mobilize key resources; members, leadership and money. Term New Social Movement Theory Definition emerge to promote actions based on politics, ideology and culture, quality of life issues and identity issues.