Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

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1
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Norms

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societal expectations for how to think, behave or look; what is acceptable and unacceptable

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2
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Normative

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The default for a norm

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3
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Micro level

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Individual experiences and personal choices

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4
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Macro level

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Broader social forces

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5
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Sociology

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Systematic and methodical study of society

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6
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Sociological imagination

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Ability to perceive interconnections between individual experiences and larger social forces

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7
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Agency

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people’s capacity to make choice

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8
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Empirical method

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Systematic data collection producing verifiable findings

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Theory

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Set of propositions intended to explain a fact or phenomenon

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10
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Manifest function

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Intended function of a societal structure

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Latent function

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Unintended function of a societal structure

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12
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Anomie

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State of normlessness

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13
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Who are the bourgeoisie?

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Owners of means of production

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14
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Proletariat

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owners of their own labour

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15
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Patriarchy

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Legal and social power vested in males

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16
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Discourse

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Ways of understanding a subject or social phenomenon

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17
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Post-disciplinary

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Boundaries between disciplines have blurred

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18
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Interdisciplinary

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Working together to understand a social phenomenon

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19
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Phenomenon

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A fact or situation that is observed to exist

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20
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Direst observation

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Verifiable knowledge

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21
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Empirical

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Data driven through observation

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22
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3 Forms of Theorizing

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1.Positivist 2.Interpretive 3.Critical

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23
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What is positivist

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Explanation and prediction

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24
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What is interpretive

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Understanding self and others

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25
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What is critical theorizing?

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Power and emancipation

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26
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Emancipation

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To remove barriers

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27
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Praxis

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Word for practicve

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28
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Feminist Perspective

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Critical, micro and macro
Many types but they believe men and women are equal

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29
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Interactionist Perspective

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George Herbert Mead (1863-1931)
Interpretive, macro
Communications can be direct or indirect

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30
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Conflict Perspective

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Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Bourgeoisie vs proletariat
Critical, macro
competition over resources

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31
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Functionalist perspective

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How does it contribute to society?
Positivist, macro
Explains interdependence of societal segments

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32
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What is a concept compared to Variable?

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Concept: abstract idea in words that must be described
Variable: a categorical property of people or things

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33
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Deductive reasoning

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Begins with theory or explanation and then tests it
Hypothesis testing, theory driven

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34
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Inductive reasoning

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Qualitative
Begins with examining data to reach a theory
Theory building and data driven

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35
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Goals of Sociological Research

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Explore, Describe, Explain, Evaluate, Empower

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36
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Replicability

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Having the quality to be copied

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37
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Reliability

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Variable consistently measured

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38
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Validity

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We measure what we intend to measure (intended concept)

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39
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Independent variable vs dependent variable

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Cause variable and the effect variable

40
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Operalization

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Variables defined to be precisely measured

41
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Tri-Council Policy statement

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Guiding research ethics policy for research involving humans

42
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Survey

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Quantitative method using a questionnaire

43
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Interview

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Qualitative data, verbal question and answer technique

44
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Ethnography

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Interactive field work to gather qualitative data

45
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Anonymity

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Anonymous, nobody knows who says what

46
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Confidentiality

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Identity is confined from public

47
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Culture

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Environment in which we are raised and continue to be socialized

48
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Material vs Nonmaterial culture

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Material: physical things people have
Can tell us about nonmaterial culture:the behaviours of an individual

49
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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Language shapes reality due to environmental affects

50
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3 types of Norms

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  1. Folkways 2. Mores 3. Taboos
51
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Folkways norms

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Informal unwritten rules

52
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Mores norms

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Formal and written rules that are important

53
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Taboos norms

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Wrong in and of themselves

54
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Perspective norms and proscriptive norms

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Behaviours encouraged and a statement

55
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Durkheim norm

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Norms and values are social facts that result in a collective conscience

56
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Parsons norms

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Norms and values work together to keep society running smoothly

57
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Cultural relativism

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Society’s customs ideas should be understood; not judging

58
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Ethnocentrism

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Belief that one’s society is superior and used to compare others

59
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Subcultures

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Divergent language, norms and beliefs different from the dominant culture

60
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Delinquent subcultures

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Emerge in response to special problems that members of dominant culture do not face

61
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Symbol

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An object or image to represent a particular concept of culture

62
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Socialization

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The self and social idenitity

63
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What is self-concept and an example

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The sense of who you are based on similarities and differences from others
Ex. Body image

64
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What is the opposite end of the Personal-Social Identity Continuum?

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Unique characteristics and groups

65
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3 Stages of Development of the Self

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  1. Preparatory stage 2. Play stage 3. Game stage
66
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What is preparatory stage and example

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Imitate others
Waving “bye-bye”

67
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What is play stage and an example

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Take on rules of others
Ex. Playing house

68
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What is game stage and an example

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Taking on multiple roles simultaneously
Ex. Sports team

69
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What is Mead’s representation of the Self?

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The “I” and the “Me”

70
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3 steps of Looking-Glass Self

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Imagine how we appear
Imagine how others see us/our appearance is judged
Make changes based off those judgments

71
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Status

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Any recognized social position

72
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Role

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The behavioural component of a given status

73
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Ascribed status

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Imposed on us, given to us that can’t be controlled

74
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Achieved status

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Personal action to get this status

75
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Master status

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Most influential status in status set
Could be ascribed or archived

76
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Statues set

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All of your statuses

77
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Role conflict

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Two or more statuses inferring with another

78
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Role strain

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Stress from the demands of a single status

79
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What is Max Weber’s ideal type of bureaucracy?

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-division of labour
-hierarchy of authority
-written rules
-impersonality in decision making
-employment based on qualifications

80
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Biological determinism

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Human behaviour is controlled by genetics

81
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Sociobiology

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Social behaviour evolved from need to survive and reproduce

82
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Behaviourism

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Denying free will, all behaviour is learned

83
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Bio-ecological theory of human development

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Development as dynamic process on interaction where individuals shape their environment in which they develop

84
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Looking-Glass Self

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Sense of self based on perceived view of self by others

85
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Agents of socialization

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Groups, institutions, settings with the greatest influence on the developing self

86
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Self esteem

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Evaluation of one’s own self-worth

87
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Social structure

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Framework of cultural elements and social patterns in which social interactions take place

88
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Bureaucracy

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Formal organizational model consisting of chain of authority, clear division of labour
Hierarchy of authority

89
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Social group

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Two or more people sharing relevant cultural elements and interacting with one another

90
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Social institution

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System of social roles and norms organized to promote social order

91
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Social networks

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Link individuals and social groups together

92
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What was Charles Cooley concept?

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Looking-Glass Self
Their concept of self by observe how they are perceived by others

93
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What was George Herbert Mead’s concept?

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(1934)
Research of the development of the self
The “I” and the “Me”

94
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What is Harriet Martineau involved with?

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Feminist perspective

95
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Who had Interactionist Perspectives?

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George Herbert Mead (1863-1931)
Herbert Blumer (1900-1987)

96
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Who had a Conflict perspective?

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Karl Marx (1818-1883)

97
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Who had a Functionalist perspective?

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Emilie Durkheim (1858-1917)