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REA 1 #1-50 Flashcards

1
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Master Status

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One’s central defining characteristic

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Total Institution

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All aspects of an individual’s life are controlled

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3
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Cause of Suicide

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People don’t have a place in society

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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

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People think through language

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5
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Institutional Discrimination

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Unintentional Discrimination carried out by an entire institution

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Who desires integrated neighborhoods?

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Black people over white people

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6
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Welfare Recipients

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Children

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7
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Strain Theory

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People commit crimes when their means of achievement are obstructed

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The generalized others

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Mead’s term for norms that we use to evaluate others

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9
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Desire for Rape

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Power and Domination

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10
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Polygamous Society

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A society in which you can marry more than one person

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Mechanical Solidary

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Durkeim’s term for social bonds based on shared moral sentiments

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12
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Unobtrusive Research

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There is no interaction between the researcher and the subject under study

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13
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Polyandry

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1 woman marries more than 1 man

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Polygyny

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1 man marries more than 1 woman

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15
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Cultural Transmission Theory

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Crime is learned through cultural and subcultural norms

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Labeling Theory

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The idea that labeling someone as a criminal makes them act like one

17
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Content Analysis

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Researchers use journals and existing data to come to a conclusion

18
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Cause of Prejudice (economic)

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Economically competitive atmosphere

19
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Secessionist

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Withdrawl to create your society

20
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Pluralist

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Minority groups attempt to maintain their own culture

21
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Fad

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Temporary social pattern (trend)

22
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Organic Solidarity

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Bonds that unite members of industrialized nations

23
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Gemeinschaft

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Personal Community

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Gesellschaft

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Impersonal Community

25
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Bourgeoisie

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Owners of means of production

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