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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2009

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culture consists of?
Definition
language, beliefs, values, norms and behaviors passed down from generations
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cultural lag
Definition
not all parts of culture change at the same time
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cultural leveling
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when cultures start to become similar to each other
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cultural diffusion
Definition
the spreading of cultures to other cultures
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value contradictions
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values in one culture contradict each other...group superiority and equality
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culture shock
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bewilderment when experiencing a new and foreign culture
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valuee cluster
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when values form a cluster and becomes a larger value...success= hardwork,ed. efficentcy
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ethnocentrism
Definition
using your culture to evaluate another
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U.S. values
Definition
achievement, success, activity and work, science and tech, progress, material comfort, freedom, democracy, equality, racism, edu., religion, romantic love
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counter culture
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seen as threat to dominant culture
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cultural relativism
Definition
evaluation a culture through their perspective
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sapir-whorf hypothesis
Definition
language determines how we perceive things
ex. jam vs. jelly
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non material components of symbolic culture
Definition
symbols, gestures and language
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language
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set of symbols organized into a form of communication
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subcultures
Definition
smaller group within a culture that does not contradict the dominant culture
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taboo
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norm that is disgusting when broken
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norms
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understood rules of a culture developed by the groups values
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sanctions
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reactions to the following or breaking of norms
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moral holidays
Definition
days where some norms can be broken
ex mardigras
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folkways
Definition
norms that are loosely enforced
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mores
Definition
norms that are strictly enforced
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sociological perspective
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opens a window to see new view of culture, fresh look at familiar world
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social location
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corners of life that one occupies
ex; job, religion, race ,sex
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auguste comte
Definition
1st to use positivism
used "arm chair philosophy"
coined tern "sociology"
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karl marx
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class conflict is engine of human history
economics=social change
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max weber
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religion=social change
research should be neutral and objective
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social integration
Definition
more involved you are the less likely you are to commit suicide
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pure sociology
Definition
understanding of sociology and concepts
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applied sociology
Definition
solving the social problems
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symbolic interactionism
Definition
title or symbols influence the way we act around certain people
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functional analysis
Definition
society is one large group that has smaller groups that are connected and work together
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function
Definition
beneficial consquences for the group
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dysfunction
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no beneficial consequences for the group
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manifest
Definition
intended help or hurt
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latent
Definition
unintended help or hurt
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conflict theory perspective
Definition
groups are all competing for resources and power
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micro-level analysis
Definition
interactionists- focus is on how individuals act with others
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macro-level analysis
Definition
funtionalists- focus is on large scale patters in society
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survey
participant observation
secondary analysis
Definition
asking ppl certain questions
observing a victim
using data that has already been collected
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W.E.B. DuBois and Jane addams
Definition
applied sociologist
-they did stuff, they made changes in society
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self contempt
-charles horton cooley
Definition
we imagine how we appear to others, interpret others reactions, develop a self concept from the refelctions we see in our social mirror
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how do children learn to take the roles of others?
-george herbert mead
Definition
children imitate others
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mead's theory
Definition
symbolic interactionists
Term
sociological perspectives
Definition
symbolic interactionsits
function analysis
conflict theory
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mead;s 3 stages of self development
Definition
1.imitation
2. (role) play
3. team games
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gender socialization
Definition
as we learn what is expected of us because of our gender we are nudged into different lanes in life. into contrasting attitudes and behaviors
ex: parents, peers and mass media
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agents of socialization
Definition
family(parents send subtle messages to child) neighborhood (some are better to grow up in than others) religion( influences morality) day care (more time in day care=worse relationship with mom) school and peers(learn values bc of fear of rejection)
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working parents VS. middle class parents
Definition
working-only care about child staying out of trouble( more likely to use physical punishment)
middle class- want to develop childs curiosity, self expression and self control
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resocialization
Definition
process of learning new norms, values, attitudes and behaviors
(happens when we learn something contrary to previous experiments)
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total institutions
Definition
place cut off from the rest of society and is under almost total control of agents of the institution
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total institutions
Definition
place cut off from the rest of society and is under almost total control of agents of the institution
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stages of life
Definition
childhood (0-12)
adolesence (13-17)
transitional adulthood (18-29)
middle years (30-59)
older years (60+)
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