In Class Unit 3.4 Flashcards
Losers
people who are less successful in performing the requirements of their status
Minorities are minorities because ..
they lack power
Winners results from…
their own virtues
Losers are responsible for..
their own fate
______ ___ defines less successful people as losers
individualistic view
Stigma
symbolic marking of spoiled identity
Stigma in sociological terms
mark of social disgrace or shame/ sign of deviance from established norms
Stigma are markers of..
minority/outsider status
____ __ is key of social construction of reality
thomas theorem
Causes
reasons why something occurred
Sources of causes
- internal
- external
Dominant group interests are..
maintaining privilege
In groups
people part of our community
Out groups
people not part of our community
Types of conduct
desirable and undesirable