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Intro to Soc Midterm
Intro to Soc Midterm
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
07/21/2011

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Functions of Deviance
Definition
1.) promotes conformity
2.) strengthens the group that does the censoring
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social control processes
Definition
1.) internalization
2.) formal/informal sanctions
3.) structure of social experience
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internalization
Definition
not only conform, but integrate norms as part of your identity and personality
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Formal/informal sanctions
Definition
Formal is punishment by an official institution, informal would be like your parents
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Structure of social experience
Definition
this process shows you that based on what you’ve experienced, you now understand what the expectations are
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Anomie theory
Definition
social conditioning in which people find it difficult to guide their behaviors by norms that they experience as weak, unclear, or conflicting.
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Conflict of deviance
Definition
individuals who get victimized by capitalist oppression and are forced in to deviance
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Social stratification
Definition
ranking or grading of individuals and groups into hierarchical layers
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Social differentiation
Definition
process by which society becomes increasingly specialized over time
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Who is associated with Funcionalism?
Definition
Durkheim
Term
Who is associated with Symbolic Interactionism?
Definition
Cooley, Mead, and Goffman
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Who is the father of sociology?
Definition
Auguste Comte
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Thomas theorem
Definition
If [people] define situations as real, then they are real in their consequences
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Self-image
Definition
mental conception of ourselves that is relatively temporary
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Self-conception
Definition
overriding view of ourselves; sense of self through time
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self-esteem
Definition
believe that one is a good and valuable person
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reflected appraisals
Definition
appraisals we see reflected in behavior of others
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social comparisons
Definition
comparing performance, ability, or characteristics with others and rating them
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personal efficacy
Definition
belief one can overcome obstacles and achieve goals
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Mead
Definition
i) We act towards ourselves as we act towards others
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Goffman
Definition
i) Impression management: process of presenting ourselves to others in ways that will lead them to view us favorably
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Cooley
Definition
i) Looking-glass self: process by which we imaginatively assume stance of other people and view ourselves as we believe they see us
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Culture
Definition
the social heritage of a people
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Society
Definition
group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture
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Mores
Definition
important norms
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Laws
Definition
formal norms enforced by threat of force
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Values
Definition
broad ideas shared by members of a society regarding what is desirable, correct, and good
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Social structure
Definition
interweaving of people’s interactions and relationships in more or less recurrent, stable patterns
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Master status
Definition
core status that carries primary weight in a person’s interactions and relationships with others
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Achieved status
Definition
secured on basis of individual choice and competition
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Expressive ties
Definition
social links formed when we emotionally invest ourselves in and commit ourselves to other people
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Instrumental ties
Definition
social links formed when we cooperate with other people to achieve some goal
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Relative Deprivation
Definition
discontent associated with gap between what we have and what we believe we should have
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Social Dilemmas
Definition
situations where members face a conflict between maximizing personal interests and maximizing the collective welfare
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The law of oligarchy
Definition
(Michels): bureaucracies invariably lead to oligarchy
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Parkinson's Law
Definition
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”
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Ethnomethodology
Definition
procedures employed in making social life and society intelligible
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