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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2010

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hidden curriculum

Definition
the teaching & learning of things such as obedience, competition, & patriotism that are not part of the stated curriculum.
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other-directed

Definition
a description by David Riesman of people who focus on making a good impression, being popular, getting along with other, and being cooperative.
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ecological change

Definition
change brought about by the way a population uses the natural resources available to it.
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social change

Definition
changes in the structure of a society or in its social institutions
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propaganda

Definition
an attempt to manipulate the ideas or opinions of the public by presenting limited, selective, or false information.
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mobs

Definition
emotionally aroused groups ready to engage in violent behavior
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riot

Definition
a form of collective behavior involving mass violence and mob action
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collective behavior

Definition
the spontaneous, unstructured, & transitory behavior of a group of people in reaction to a specific event.
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generalized behavior

Definition
a stage in the development of collective behavior in which people share a common identification and interpretation of a problem
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casual crowd

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a crowd that is high in anonymity  but low in suggestibility, contagion, emotional, arousal, and unity
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hypochondriac

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a person who believes he or she is ill.
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pathological illness

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an illness in which the body is clearly diseased or malfunctioning in some way
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heroic medicine

Definition
dramatic medical treatments such as bleeding, blistering, or administering poisonous laxatives
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