Attitude and Society Flashcards

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How does behavior influence attitude

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role playing, public declamation, justification of effort

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory

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we feel tension when we hold two thoughts or beliefs that are incompatible. In order to reduce, we make our views match how we feel or what we’ve done

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Self-Schema

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belief a person has about themselves

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Aspects of Identity

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Age, Disability Status, Religion, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Socioeconomic Status, Indigenous Background, National Origin, Gender (Addressing)

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Self-Concept

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sum of an individuals knowledge and understanding of him/herself.

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Ideal Self

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constructed out of life experiences, societal expectation, and what you admire about role models

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What makes negative self concept

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when ideal self does not match real self (Incongruence)

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Internal Locus of Control

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believe one’s ownself is capable to influence outcomes with effort and actions

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External Locus of Control

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Outcomes are controlled by outside factors. Learned helplessness

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Charles Cooley Looking Glass Self

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Sense of Self develops from interpersonal interactions with others in society and perceptions of others. View that self concepts are based on how other;s perceive them. Never stop modifying one’s self until interactions cease

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What is George Herbert Mead known for

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Social Behaviorism, Symbolic Interactionism, Generalized Other

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Social Behaviorism

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mind and self emerge through process of communicating with others

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Generalized other

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common behavioral expectations of general society

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Socialization

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Process by which people learn to be proficient and functional within society

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Norms

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Spoken/Unspoken rules and expectations for behaviors of its members

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Sanctions

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rewards and punishments for behaviors that are in accord with or against norms

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Formal Norms

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Laws. Precisely defined, publicly presented, accompanied by penalties

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Mores

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Norms that are highly important for benefit of society and are strictly enforced.

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Informal Norms

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understood but less precise with no specific punishment. Ex: Handshake

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Folkways

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Norms that are less important but shape behavior. Ex: style of dress, greeting

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Agents of Socialization

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Family, School, Peer Groups, Workplace, Religion/Government, Mass Media/Tech (FSPWRMT)

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Assimilation

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Process in which individual foresakes aspects of his or her own cultural tradition to adopt to those of a diff culture

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Amalgamation

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occurs when majority and minority group combine to form new group.

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Multiculturalism

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Perspective that endorses equal standing for all cultural traditions

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Subculture

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Segment of society that shares distinct pattern of traditions and values that differ from that of a larger society