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Sociology Final Exam
Sociology Final Exam
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
12/13/2012

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Term
Instituitions
Definition
Organized patterned sets of social structures that provide guidelines for behavior and help society meet its needs.
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Family
Definition
People who share economic property, sexual access among adults and a sense of commitment among members.
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Resource Theory
Definition
The spouse with the greater amount of resources has the power in the family.
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Family of Orientation
Definition
The family where we are born which consists of our parents and siblings. Receive our early socialization here.
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Family of Procreation
Definition
When we have our own children and find a life mate, we establish this.
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Ways Family Helps Society
Definition
Sexual Regulation
Reproduction
Socialization
Emotional Support
Status Assignment
Economic Support
Term
Exagamy
Definition
A norm that requires people to marry outside their immediate group.
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Endogamy
Definition
A norm that forces people to marry inside specific group or social boundaries.
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Arranged Marriages
Definition
A process in which a mate is selected by someone other than the people involved.
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Free-Choice Marriage
Definition
Where the partners involved choose each other based on real love.
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Monogamy
Definition
Marriage between just two people. Most common in the western world.
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Polygamy
Definition
A form of marriage in which the man or woman has more than one spouse.
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Polyandy
Definition
When a wife has more than one husband.
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Serial Manogamy
Definition
A practice that involves high divorce and remarriage rates.
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Extended Families
Definition
A family that consists of two or more generations living in one place.
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Nuclear Family
Definition
A family consisting of the parents and the siblings.
Term
Meaning System
Definition
A faith or world view that provides a sense of meaning and purpose.
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Belonging System
Definition
A set of interpersonal relationships and friendship networks.
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Structural Systems
Definition
A stable pattern of roles statuses and organization practices.
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Rituals
Definition
Group Activities that reinforce myths
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Orthodoxy
Definition
Conformity of Belifs
Term
Orthoreixy
Definition
Conformity of behavior.
Term
Theoracracy
Definition
A government system ruled by religion taking gods word.
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State Religion
Definition
Some autonomy but receives government support.
Term
Max Weber
Definition
Analyzed the relationship between the emerging economy and prodisantism.
Term
Myth
Definition
Ideas and stories embodying ideas about the world.
Term
Symbol
Definition
Something that stands for something else.
Term
Civil Religion
Definition
A way of life that is based on set of beliefs, symbols and rituals.
- American Flag or Pledge
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Ecclesia
Definition
Official state religions that claim everyone living there as members.
Term
Sects
Definition
These form in protest against their parent religion.
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New Religious Movements (NRM's)
Definition
Similar to sects in that they are formed in protest but if they survive they can form their own independent religion.
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Denomiation
Definition
A branch off of the parent religion, they have legitimacy.
Term
Power
Definition
The ability to influence interactions and organizations.
Term
Max Weber on Legitimacy of Gov't's.
Definition
He says it legit if the Gov't is recognized by those who submit.
Term
Traditional Authority
Definition
A form of authority passed down through generations; Kings and Tribal Leaders.
Term
Charismatic Authority
Definition
Power held by an individual from a claim of extraordinary even divine personal characteristics. These usually arrive during time of radical change.
Term
Rational Legal Authroity
Definition
Most common in democracies, people ruling actually have the right to rule because of qualifications.
Term
Iron Law of Oligarchy
Definition
A view that the power elite will rule no matter what.
Term
Planned or Centralized Economies
Definition
A state biased system of planning and distribution.
Term
Market Systems
Definition
A system which stresses individual planning and private ownership of property.
Term
Democratic Socialism
Definition
A democratic political systems that ecorporates groups planning for the development of society.
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Nation State
Definition
A political, geographical and cultural unit with recognizable boundaries and government.
Term
Pluralist Theory
Definition
A theory where the power is distributed among various groups and disputes are argued and declared fairly.
Term
Power Elite
Definition
People who fill key positions in executive and corporate positions.
Term
Government-Industry Revolving Door
Definition
Same individuals move from one group/branch to another one and continue to reinforce those ideas.
Term
Bismark Model
Definition
A health care model used by Germany and Japan where people have private plans but the government pays for everyone else.
Term
National Insurance Method
Definition
Canada's model where the government provides health care.
Term
Health
Definition
A state of physical, mental and social well being.
Term
Medicalization
Definition
The shift from handing some forms of health care from the family to the health care system.
Term
Medicare
Definition
Free health insurance for 65+ and the disabled.
Term
Medicade
Definition
Health Insurance for the very poor, funded by the state.
Term
Obamacare/Affordable Care Act
Definition
New legislation that gives patients a bill of rights;
1. Can keep doctor
2. Cannot be denied due to previous things
3. Can stay on parents care till 27
4. Bans limits
5. No dropping on technicallity
6. Company must justify rate hikes
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