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chapter two test part 1
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
03/17/2011

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Cultural Relativism
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the practice of judging a culture by its own standards 
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Counterculture
Definition
cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society
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Culture
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the ways of thinking, the ways of acting, and the material objects that together form a people's way of life

 

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Deviance
Definition
the recognized violation of cultural norms
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture
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Folkways
Definition
norms of routine of casual interaction
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Language
Definition
a system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another
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Mores
Definition
norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance
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Multiculturalism 
Definition
a perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the United States and promoting respect and equal standing for all cultural traditions
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Norms
Definition
rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members
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Society
Definition
people who interact in a defined territory and share a culture 
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Sociology
Definition
the systematic study of human society
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subculture
Definition
cultural patterns that set up apart some segment of a society's population
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symbol
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anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture
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tradition
Definition
values and beliefs passed from generation to generation
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values
Definition
culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living
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xenophobia
Definition
the fear of foreigners or strangers or of there politics or there culture
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achieved status
Definition
a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects a personal ability and effort
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ascribed status
Definition
a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life
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master status
Definition
a status that has special importance for a social identity, often shaping a person's entire life
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resocialization 
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radically changing an inmate's personality by carefully controlling the environment
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role
Definition
behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
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role conflict
Definition
conflict among the roles connected to two or more status
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role strain
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tension among the coles connected to a single status
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socialization
Definition
the lifelong social experience by which people develop their human potential and learn culture
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status
Definition
a social position that a person holds
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total insitution
Definition
a setting in which people are isolated from the rest of society and manipulated by and administrative staff
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social change
Definition
the transformation of a culture and social institutions over time
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social movement
Definition
and organized activity that encourages or discourages social change
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