Norms And Values Flashcards
rules that guides the behavior of members of a society or group
Norms
things that exist in society independent of individuals and that shapes out thoughts and behavior
Social facts
refers to that which conforms to norms
normal
what we perceive as normal and what should be normal
normative
beliefs expressed as directives/value of judgement
normative
what will be faced if normative are broken
social sanction
stating what we shouldn’t do
proscriptive
stating what we should do
prescriptive
Refers to norms for routine and casual interaction.
FOLKWAYS
Refers to norms that are widely observed and have a great more significance.
MORES
proposed folkways and mores
William Graham Sumner
culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable
Values
Aspects of sociological concept of value
Exist in different levels
Tend to be hirearchally arranged
Explicit and implicit in varying deg.
Often in conflict with each other
important concepts in socialization, behavior of young members are controlled by assigning them status they will enact
status and roles
position in social system
status
can be ascribed, received, achieved, given, accomplished
status
two categories of status
ascribed and achieved status
social position received at birth or involuntarily in life
ascribed status
social position takes voluntarily in life reflecting personal identity
achieved status
conflict among the roles connected to two/more statuses
role strain
results from competing demands of two/more roles that vie for time and energy
role strain
articulated ideaof impression management, individuals improvise performance to be “presentable”
Erving Goffman
Through impression management has bearing on formation of self-identity
role manipulation
has power/influence to create favorable public opinion of a person
Impression mangement
