2 Flashcards
Formal norms
written rules
Supported by social institutions
Informal norms
Causal behaviors people generally conform to
Mores
Often religious, embody the views of a group, violation has serious repercussions
Folkways
Line between right and rude, no hard repercussions
Taboos
Negative norms, people find it inappropriate
Laws
Boom boom oBJECTION
Ethnomethodology
Interests how ordinary people make sense of the world
Social status
Responsibilities and benefits of a person
Roles
Patterns of behavior we see that represent status
Ascribed status
No selection
Achieved status
Work hard get hard
Role conflict
Fulfilling one role makes another hard to fulfill
Role strain
Hard time fulfilling ONE role
Role exit
Byebye role I have a new one
Virtue games
Awarded to people who are APPARENTLY moralistic, obedient and dutiful
