Chapter 14 Flashcards
Specialized vocabulary of any nonprofessional subgroup
Cant
The specialized vocabulary of subgroups
Argot
Ones public disclosure of being gay
Coming out
Thinking of an organization as a culture; the values, goals, and priorities that guide policies and procedures of an organization
Corporate culture
A person who forms primary emotional attachments to members of the same sex and to value one another and similar others
Gay
irrational fear of lesbians and gay men
Homophobia
Refers to sexual activity with members of one’s own sex
Homosexual
Technical language of a professional subgroup
Jargon
Refers in a positive way to women who form primary emotional attachments to other women
Lesbian
Researchers orderly and scientific study of the subgroup by actually participating in the group
Participant observer