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Sociology Exam
Sociology 210 Exam Terms
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/08/2015

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Sociology
Definition
The systematic study of human society
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Beliefs
Definition
Specific ideas that people hold to be true
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Norms
Definition
Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of it's members
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Cultural Relativism
Definition
The practice of judging a culture by it's own standards
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Culture
Definition
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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Mores
Definition
Norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance
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Language
Definition
A system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another
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Folkways
Definition
Norms for routine or casual interaction
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Society
Definition
People who interact in a defined territory and share a culture
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Counterculture
Definition
Cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture
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Peer Group
Definition
A social group whose members have interests, social position, and age in common
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Culture Shock
Definition
Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life
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Manifest Function
Definition
The recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern
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Latent Functions
Definition
The unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern
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Subculture
Definition
Cultural patterns that set apart some segment of a society's population
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Achieved Status
Definition
A social position a person takes on voluntaryily that reflects personal ability and effort
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Ascribed Status
Definition
A social position a person recieves at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life
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Bureaucracy
Definition
An organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently
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Dyad
Definition
A social group with two members
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