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Chapter 5-8
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
02/27/2012

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Term
Group
Definition
common interest
common goals
Ex: AKAs
Term
Primary Group
Definition
Intimate
Face to Face
Ex: family
Term
Triad
Definition
Three people in a group
Term
Dyad
Definition
Two people in a group
Term
Secondary Group
Definition
chosen to be apart of
temporary relationships
ex: school
Term
Deviance
Definition
violate respect norms in society
Term
Informal Deviance
Definition
violate customary norms
Term
Labeling Theory
Definition
put a elabel on a behavior thats not acceptable
ex: thug, killer
Term
Conflict theory
Definition
conflicts in society because people are competing for resources
Term
social control theory
Definition
explains weak social bonds
Term
life chances
Definition
opportunities
education
income
Term
Social stratification
Definition
explains social inequalities in society
Term
underclass
Definition
minorities
Term
urban underclass
Definition
poor people
Term
class consciousness
Definition
People who know they're being exploited
Term
dependency theory
Definition
1st world countries MAKE 2nd and third world countries need them
Term
world system theory
Definition
1 economic system in the world based on capitalism
Term
poverty
Definition
having nothing
Term
modernazation theory
Definition
technologically advanced countries
Term
reference groups
Definition
use evaluation system tom easure group members
Term
social economic status
Definition
an economic and sociological combined total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family’s economic and social position in relation to others
Term
1st world countries
Definition
CORE
DEVELOPED
Term
symbolic interaction theory
Definition
PLACES EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL INTERACTION TO PROVIDE BEHVIOR
Term
core countries
Definition
1ST WORLD
DEVELOPED
Term
semi-peripheral countries
Definition
2ND WORLD
LESS DEVELOPED
Term
risky shift
Definition
observed tendency for people to make more daring decisions when they are in groups THAN ALONE
Term
MICRO SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
Definition
one of the main branches (or focuses) of sociology, concerning the nature of everyday human social interactions
Term
ANOMIE
Definition
"WITHOUT"
LACK OF SOCIAL NORMS
Term
ATTRIBUTION THEORY
Definition
motivational theory looking at how the average person constructs the meaning of an event based on his /her motives to find a cause
Term
CASTE SYSTEM
Definition
Describes the social stratification and social restrictions
Term
CULTURE OF POVERTY
Definition
social theory that expands on the cycle of poverty
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