coverage of quiz 3 Flashcards
- the belief that your own cultural or ethnic group is superior to other culture or ethnic group
Ethnocentrism
-the belief that one’s culture is inferior compared to other
Xenocentrism
- an attempt to judge behavior according to its cultural context
Cultural Relativism
(Baleña, et al 2016)
complex network of people that are interconnected. Organized group of people that shares a common interest
Society
basic unit of society.
Family
variations as modifications in the social patterns.
Social Change
is the product of social processes
self
Interactions take the forms of
socialization & enculturation
- refers to a lifelong social experience by which people develop their human potential and learn culture.
Socialization
- is the process by which people learn the requirements of their surrounding culture and acquire the values and behaviors appropriate or necessary in that culture
Enculturation
According to him, it develops through social interactions a set of situations (ig., imitation, play, game) where individuals learn to assume roles and meet the increasing level of complexity of situations
George Herbert Mead
-Father of Symbolic Interactionism
George Herbert Mead
Called his approach social behaviorism
George Herbert Mead
“I”-
“Me” -
- “I”- self conception
-“Me” - view of others
In the absence of this, a person may develop as a biological entity but not making them full-pledged members of their society
social interaction/s
- raised by animals and lived in extreme social isolation
The cases of “feral children”
duality reinforces the purely sociological facets of the self.
“I/Me”
is best captured by the cliche’ put yourself in another person’s shoes.
“I / Me”
Mead’s 3 Stage Process of the Development. of the self
1 Preparatory stage (0-3 y/o)
2. Play Stage (3-5y/0)
3. Game Stage (6-7 y/o)
children copy or imitate the behavior of others around them w/o understanding of what they are imitating
Preparatory stage (0-3 y/o)
The children begins to take on the role of the significant others such as pretending to be his or her mother. The child begins to see the self as other do.
Play Stage (3-5y/o)
children are involved in an organized team activities. They have to learn about there roles are in the game, & learn what their teammates role as well.
Game Stage (6-7 ylo)
•They are sets of people that shaped your behavior even though they were not present.
Mead’s Generalized Other
is the development of an individuals distinct personality, which regarded as a particular stage of life by which a person is recognized or known
Identity Information
is an ethical & philosophical concept where in all humans are divided into groups called nation
National Identity
-law of the blood.
Jus Sanguinis
- law of the land/soil
Jus soli
-sets of beliefs & practices generally held by an individual involving adherence to codified beliefs & rituals.
Religious Identity
- is a rule that guides the behavior of members of society or groups.
Norms
- refers to which conforms to norms the act of abiding by these rules.
Normal
- refers to what we perceive as normal, what we think should be normal. eg. “ladylike”
Normative
-standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful, that serves as broad guidelines for social living
Values
•Simply the position in a social system
Status
(Linton 1936)
• All the statuses a person holds at a given time.
Status
Status can be
ascribed or achieved.
- social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life
Ascribed Status
- social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal identity and effort.
Achieved Status
- refers to the behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status.
Roles
to identify a number of roles attached to a single status
Role Set
-conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses.
Role Strain
- As behavior that violates expected rules and norms/violation of the norm
Deviance
Theoretical Interpretation of Deviance
1 Structural - Strain Theory
2 Labeling Theory
3 Social Control Theory
-Traces the origins of deviance to the tensions that are caused by the gap between cultural goals and the means people have available to achieve.
Structural - Strain Theory
by Robert Mertor
Focuses on a different set of postulations. about deviance. It begins with the assumption that no act is intrinsically criminal
Labeling Theory
It is associated with the self-fulfilling prophecy and stereotyping
Labeling theory
Is a type of functionalist theory that suggests that deviance occurs when a person’s or group’s attachment to social bonds is weakened
Social Control Theory (Travis Hirschi)
People care about what others think of them and conform to social expectations because of their attachments to others and what others expect of them.
Social Control Theory (Travis Hirschi)
Orientations in viewing other culture
Ethnocentrism
Xenocentrism
Cultural Relativism
