REA 1 #1-50 Flashcards
Master Status
One’s central defining characteristic
Total Institution
All aspects of an individual’s life are controlled
Cause of Suicide
People don’t have a place in society
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
People think through language
Institutional Discrimination
Unintentional Discrimination carried out by an entire institution
Who desires integrated neighborhoods?
Black people over white people
Welfare Recipients
Children
Strain Theory
People commit crimes when their means of achievement are obstructed
The generalized others
Mead’s term for norms that we use to evaluate others
Desire for Rape
Power and Domination
Polygamous Society
A society in which you can marry more than one person
Mechanical Solidary
Durkeim’s term for social bonds based on shared moral sentiments
Unobtrusive Research
There is no interaction between the researcher and the subject under study
Polyandry
1 woman marries more than 1 man
Polygyny
1 man marries more than 1 woman
Cultural Transmission Theory
Crime is learned through cultural and subcultural norms
Labeling Theory
The idea that labeling someone as a criminal makes them act like one
Content Analysis
Researchers use journals and existing data to come to a conclusion
Cause of Prejudice (economic)
Economically competitive atmosphere
Secessionist
Withdrawl to create your society
Pluralist
Minority groups attempt to maintain their own culture
Fad
Temporary social pattern (trend)
Organic Solidarity
Bonds that unite members of industrialized nations
Gemeinschaft
Personal Community
Gesellschaft
Impersonal Community
Bourgeoisie
Owners of means of production
