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SOC 100 midterm
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
10/23/2013

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Term
symbolic interaction
Definition
small groups
symbols
meaning
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correlation
Definition
relationship between 2 things
Term
causation
Definition
on cause the other
(a->b)
Term
quantitative analysis
Definition
all about numbers
numeric data
surveys
records
Term
norms
Definition
how one should behave in given context
Term
Structure functionalism
Definition
marco
all about fast
Term
organic analogy
Definition
SF
soc can be looked at as an organism
if some like the lungs fails the entire soc fails with it
Term
collective conscience
Definition
SF
social order
includes all norms
belief and religion
Term
social change
Definition
if we evolve to quickly trouble happens
slow down...
Term
social integration solidarity
Definition
how religion kept people together
Term
marxist
Definition
all conflict is due to class
want chance asap
class
gender
ethic
Term
bourgeoisie
Definition
rich
you have money working for you
Term
proletaviat
Definition
sell your skills
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social interaction
Definition
learn social place
all actors
with lines
Term
front stage
Definition
have lines
probs
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civil inattention
Definition
a little bit of a line
just ahnowledge someone
Term
back stage
Definition
dont have lines
getting ready for front stage
no one can join you on back stage
Term
decent morals
Definition
mainstream
respect is earned by obedience
respect authority/law
restrictions
Term
street morals
Definition
show toughness
respect taken
disrespect authority/law
Term
5 ways we have been mcdonaldized
Definition
efficiency
..very laid out
..factory in every store
predictability
..always the same wherever in the world
calculability
..more emphasis on more food than good food
substitute non human for human
..automation
control
..seats that hurt
Term
qualitative
Definition
understanding member perspective
in depth interview
give open ended answer not generalizable
Term
quantitative
Definition
surveys
gives some choices
generalizable
Term
content analysis
Definition
in the middle
some sort of counting
Term
cultural artifact
Definition
produced by humans
cell phone, facebook, cars, houses
Term
population sample
Definition
ask every single person
Term
social disireabiltiy
Definition
people like to be liked
we change our answer to look better
Term
houthrone effect
Definition
people work better when they think they are being watched
Term
tea room trade
Definition
people lived separate lives but the trt didnt effect their other life
Term
competitive comsumption
Definition
feeds insecurity making up buy more to compete
Term
signifier
Definition
any vehicle that contain meaning
Term
material culture
Definition
art
artifacts
any object that we created
Term
non material culture
Definition
beliefs
norms
Term
folk ways
Definition
informal norms
burping, farting
Term
mores
Definition
more formalized norms
Term
taboos
Definition
incest
murder
cannibalism
Term
culture shock
Definition
confusion in different culture
Term
ethnocentrism
Definition
judge culture by your own
Term
cultural relativism
Definition
try to learn about other culture and their practices
Term
cultural scripts
Definition
way to talk about norms
ideology
no material
a way we understand our culture and world
Term
primary social agent
Definition
happens initially
family
we internalize with this culture
Term
secondary social group agent
Definition
happens later in your life
smaller group
related to place; college, workplace
Term
de-socialization
Definition
sense of group
no emotion
Term
Primary group
Definition
peer group
share paterns
more stable
Term
secondary group
Definition
reference group
come together for one reason and the leave
their is a reason
not long term
Term
accumulation of natural growth
Definition
let kids be
grow up naturally
Term
conceited activation
Definition
rigorous activities
scheduled times
peer group centered around activities
Term
deviants
Definition
anything breaking the norms
Term
underconforming
Definition
dont conform to the norm
(left side of the bell curve
Term
overconforming
Definition
hold onto it so much it is over the top
(right side of bell curve)
Term
differential reinforcement theory
Definition
pregnancy scare
Term
differential association theory
Definition
who you hang out
Term
social bond
Definition
social ties
less likely for you to break norms
you dont want to let them down
Term
techniques of neutralization
Definition
denial of responsibility
..it wasnt my fault
denial of injury
..no harm no foul
denial of victim
..they werent a victim
..they deserved it
condemnation of condemner
..the people in authority did wrong too why should i be held accountable
appeal to higher loyalties
..you were deviant but you did it for a bigger reason
..speeding to hospital
Term
socail containment theory
Definition
helps us understand why we do not break norms
Term
inner containment
Definition
conscience
what you mind should tell you the right thing
Term
outer containment
Definition
socail consequences
law/teacher/police
Term
merton's theory of modes of adaptation
Definition
we all want the same thing
but not enough for us all to go around for everyone to be happy
Term
conformist
Definition
accepts approved goals and means
Term
innovation
Definition
just approve of the goals not how they got their
fraud, drug business, prostitution
Term
ritualist
Definition
rejects the goals but goes through the motions
work hard and save but dont buy merc.
Term
retreatist
Definition
reject both goals and how to means of obtaining
dont work hard but dont want anything anywat
Term
rebel
Definition
reject goals and means but replace them
Term
primary devience
Definition
you can defend you deviance
it doesnt happen that often
Term
secondary deviance
Definition
when deviance becomes more repetative and impacs your masster status
Term
master status
Definition
become most defining part of your identity
stigma
Term
stigma
Definition
social marker
Term
elite deviance
Definition
using your power and money to get more money and power
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