final Flashcards
Sociology
its a science. A systematic attempt to discover and explain human behavior in a group and between groups.
Microsociology
how the closest groups to us impact us in our daily behavior
Macrosociology
How big social processes affect our decisions
Sociology Objective
A desirable behavior
Social Perspective
a way to interprate social phenomena in an objective, critical, approach
Society
a group that has lived and moved together and think of themselves as a social unit
Social Structures
organized patterns or behavior that regulate relationships
Social phenomena
n individual or group behavior
Social forces
the variable patterns of individuals or groups assumptions, attitudes that shape our social climate
Social trends
Bigger social patterns of attitude and behavior that influence our assumptions or attitudes
Status
A position that any person occupies inside a society
Status set
A collection of social statuses
Master status
a principal status by which you are perceived by others
Socialization
Lifelong, learning, transformation process whereby we adquire a sense of personal identity and learn what other people in the sorrounding culture believe and how to expect us to behave
Socialization agents
- childhood->family(basics)
- adolescense->peers(identity)
- young adulthood->self. peers family, VIP peers(perfecting identity)
- middle adulthood-> self family(own)(how to guide)
- late adulthood->self own family(dying)