Exam 3 Flashcards
Who described the looking-glass self?
Charles Horton Cooley
What did Mead call the viewpoint of society as a whole?
generalized other
a person develops a feeling about his “self” in what process?
looking-glass self
What is the socialized and conforming dimension of the self?
me
What did Becker call behavior which is obedient, but perceived as deviant?
falsely accused
rule-breaking behavior which may be “seen” but not perceived as deviant is what?
secret deviant
Human activity in society is coordinated because human communication uses what?
significant symbols
The following statement was made by whom?
“if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.”
W.I. Thomas
What arouses a similar response in both the user and the receiver of communications?
significant symbols
What is the general assumption that people choose to act in the ways which are meaningful to them?
voluntarism
What over the individual is experienced as being greater when he can take the viewpoint of the generalized other?
social control
So that he will not be expected to make two different presentations of self at the same time, an individual will, as Goffman observed, attempt what?
dramaturgy (audience segregation)
In what strategy of impression management does the person attempt to keep the diverse groups with which he interacts away from one another?
audience segregation
According to Mead, the person learns to take into account the viewpoints of many people at the same time in what stage of development of self?
game stage
T/F
determinism assumes behavior is caused by factors outside people’s awareness
true
T/F
Becker’s typology presents labels which are applied to types of people
False, applied to behaviors
T/F
Symbolic interactionism is based on the assumption of determinism
False
T/F
immediately after the play stage, the person has a complete “self”
false
T/F
the “I” and “Me” are equal and in harmony within every self
False
T/F
Goffman’s dramaturgy sees social interaction as like a theater
True
T/F
the “I” dimension of self is spontaneous and creative
true
What holds society together according to conflict theory?
conflict
The functional imperative (AGIL) in structural functionalist theory was identified by whom?
Parsons
According to functionalism, institutions and patterns of action develop and change because society has what?
needs
the belief that a sexual division of labor between a husband and wife is necessary for society represents what kind of view of the modern family?
functionalism
What 19th century social philosophy draws an analogy between society and a biological body?
organicism
What provides a set of assumptions about what one should expect to see when studying society?
sociological paradigm
the major parts of society from the viewpoint of the functionalist paradigm are what?
functional imperatives
What is the functional imperative that all of the parts of society must be coordinated?
integration
functionalism is based on what 19th century social philosophy?
organicism
What is one of the major parts of society in the conflict theory model?
interest groups
needs
classes
the economy meets society’s needs in what functional imperative?
goal attainment
what does functionalism assume holds society together?
needs
T/F
functionalism sees the family home as a place where men and women compete for power
False
T/F
conflict theory predicts that change in society will be infrequent and slow
False
T/F
Talcott Parsons developed the theory of structural-functionalism
true
T/F
conflict is a major assumption in the functionalist paradigm
false
T/F
politics fulfills the functional imperative of latency
true
T/F
The functionalist theory of education assumes higher education has expanded because of advanced technology
true
T/F
Talcott Parsons assumed that 4 functional imperatives must be met within every social system
true
How does the functionalist theory of education show the four major points in the logic of the functionalist paradigm?
According to logic,
- jobs are utilizing more technology
- You can’t work with this technology unless your educated 3. So, the jobs will require you to go to college to learn that technology.
- Then, you go to college to learn the technology, to get that job.
How does Thomas’ “definition of the situation” add to an understanding of the stages by which one becomes a marihuana user?
3 steps of becoming a marijuana user:
- Learning the technique- inhaling, how to hold it, how to light it
- Learning the effects- coughing, hungry, light headed, very unpleasurable side effects
- Learning to enjoy the effects- that’s just how it is going to be.
Therefore, you learn to enjoy these side effects that are usually unpleasurable. Meaning this perception now becomes your reality.
Goffman, in the following quote, is describing behavior where?
”. . . reciprocal first-naming, co-operative decision-making, profanity, open sexual remarks, elaborate griping, smoking, rough informal dress, ‘sloppy’ sitting and standing posture, use of dialect or sub-standard speech, mumbling and shouting, playful aggressivity and ‘kidding,’ inconsiderateness for the other in minor but potentially symbolic acts, minor physical self-involvements such as humming, whistling, chewing, nibbling, belching, and flatulence.”
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