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SOC 101 Exam 2
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
10/28/2008

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Nature vs Nurture debate
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are certain behaviors or senses of self instinct or learned? Nature sets some limits but nurture/social interaction develops certain beliefs, etc.
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Interaction
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for successful interaction, the transfer of culture is necessary to develop a sense of self and learn culture
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feral children
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raised by animals or grew up alone, takes on characteristics of animals
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genie
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kept locked in a room since 2 years old, when she discovered she could not walk, speak or chew, was severely frightened of people, after therapy she could walk and chew, speak very simple sentences but could never live independently and would always need assistance.
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isabelle
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a child raised in isolation by her deaf/mute mother; poor diet and no sun, developed rickets, could not speak and afraid of strangers she reacted as an animal, was rehabilitated to normal stage of life
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jack and oskar
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twins seperated at birth. had similarities and differences, points that some things are nature, and some are nurture.
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skeeles and dye
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group or kids in orphanage and with handicap. kids with handicap did better, higher IQ.social environment impacts IQ
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social structure
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typical patterns of behavior for a group such as usual relationships between men and women, framework for society, establishes limits of behavior and attitudes, teaches them too.
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social location
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limits and behaviors are different for people in various social locations
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achieved status
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voluntary, result of efforts, aims, i.e. student, graduate, drop-out, enemy, friend
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ascribed status
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involuntary, ie race, sex, gender
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master
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cuts across all other statuses, i.e. female over student or workers, someone who is disfigured
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dramaturgy
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life plays out like a movie, presented on back stages and front stages. Socialization is learning to perform on these stages.
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Impression management
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managing the impressions others receive of us
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looking glass self
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how sense of self develops : image how we appear, interpret reactions, develop self concept
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symbolic interactionism
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individuals evaluate their own conduct by comparing it to that of their peers
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role strain
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same statuses contain incompatible roles (conflict within)
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role conflict
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tension between/among roles (student or friend)
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social construction of reality/thomas theorem
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our ideas help determine our reality, or how we determine a situation.
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ethnomethodology
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study of how people use commonsense understandings to make sense of life. we learn basic rules of life as we learn culture, violate these rules with risk.
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saints and roughnecks
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ink between social structure and perception of deviance. effect of labelling as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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differential association
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earn to deviate from or to conform to norms by different groups we associate with, basically deviance is learned
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control theory
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two control systems work against motivations to deviate. inner controls include inner morality, fear of punishment, etc. outer controls are people. basically self control stops deviation
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labeling theory
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abels become part of self-concept, set us on paths that promote or reject deviance.
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strain theory
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social values produce deviance. everyone wants to meet cultural goals, not everyone has institutionalized means, then experience strain, may motivate deviance.
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illegitimate opportunity structures
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street crime vs white collar crime, street crime is consequence of socializing people into relating success to material possessions, but deny lower social class opportunity to gain them. different social structures have different opportunity for crimes.
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conflict theory
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small penalties are imposed for crimes committed by powerful are typical of legal system designed by the elite, to keep them in power, control, and stabilize order. law enforcement is cultural devience which capitalist class carries selfish and repressive policies.
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