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Round 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Sociology is defined as.. EXEPT
A. philosophic and social study of human life
B. places emphasis on studying societies
C. society is both distinct entity and part of the worldly perspective

A

A - it is SCIENTIFIC and SYSTEMATIC study of HUMAN SOCIAL LIFE

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2
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They study people’s interaction (married couples to subculture of teenagers)

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sociologists

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3
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people bounded by shared territories, interactions and cultures

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society

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4
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Defining element of society
A. Territory
B. Culture
C. Both

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B. Culture

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5
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Distinct and specific culture that is shared by certain groups within a society

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subculture - (culture within DOMINANT culture)

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6
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society that is composed of many different kinds of people

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pluralistic societies

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7
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when a member of a new society has to give up some aspects of original tradition, to fit in to the new

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assimilation

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8
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Rely on animal breeding & domestication
A. Horticultural Soc
B. Hunting & Gathering Soc
C. Pastoral Soc
D. Agricultural Soc

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C. Pastoral Soc

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9
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Uses hand tools to grow and harvest plants & crops
A. Horticultural Soc
B. Hunting & Gathering Soc
C. Pastoral Soc
D. Agricultural Soc

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A. Horticultural Soc

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10
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Uses animals to develop and plow the crops (dominant in most part of the world)
A. Horticultural Soc
B. Hunting & Gathering Soc
C. Pastoral Soc
D. Agricultural Soc

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D. Agricultural Soc

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11
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Oldest type of society
A. Horticultural Soc
B. Hunting & Gathering Soc
C. Pastoral Soc
D. Agricultural Soc

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B. Hunting & Gathering Soc

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12
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Urbanized society is under
A. Industrial
B. Post-industrial

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A. Industrial

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13
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Members of this society use machines for human labor of production of goods
A. Industrial
B. Post-Industrial
C. Urbanized

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A. Industrial

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14
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“when less people are needed for agriculture”
A. Industrial
B. Post-Industrial
C. Urbanized

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C. Urbanized

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15
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Economy is based on services, info, technology rather than production of goods (i.e. raw materials)
A. Industrialized
B. Post-Industrialized
C. Urbanized

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B. Post-Industrialized

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16
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Mass Society is… NOT
a. large
b. values group achievements
c. impersonal society

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B - values individual achievements cuz altho it is large, people feel disconnected and isolated. like Taco Bell is fast food that mass society likes, but i personally don’t like the hype HAHA

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17
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Norms are..

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  • guidelines
  • standard behaviors
  • implicit rules / principles for social life
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18
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norms written down and enforced
A. Mores
B. Folkways
C. Laws

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C. Laws

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19
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norms for everyday life (i.e. covering mouth when you are coughing)
A. Mores
B. Folkways
C. Laws

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B. Folkway - sake of connivence or “ganito talaga”

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20
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Norms based on morality - (i.e. gossiping, lying, stealing. etc)
A. Mores
B. Folkways
C. Laws

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A. Mores - people feel strongly about them

21
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to violate a norm is to?

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deviate = deviance

22
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societies’ means for discouraging deviance

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social control - positive & negative sanctions

23
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position / rank a person holds

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status

24
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expected behavior or norms attached to the status

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roles

25
Q

what is role conflict?

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when people are expected to fulfill more than one role at the same time (i.e. working student)

26
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what is culture?

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defining element of society as it is EVERYTHING made, learned or shared by people

27
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most powerful culture held by majority

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dominant culture

28
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what opposes dominant culture?

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counterculture (i.e - “im not like the other girls” bs)

29
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seeing other cultures as inferior

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ethnocentrism

30
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seeing other cultures as superior

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xenocentrism

31
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“when you bow to someone for the first time you meet but the other dude at the same time tried to shake your hand so you both respect that its a cultural difference rather than being judgmental”

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cultural relativism

32
Q

“an westerner finding out Filipinos eat balut”

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culture shock

33
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what is culture lag?

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“lag” may delayed in adjustments when one culture rapidly changes compared to another - like yung case ni Mark Zuckerberg vs the boomer court judges in the use of FB

34
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what is culture diffusion?

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spread or transmission of cultural traits, ideas, beliefs, practices, or innovations - filipino fast food like jollibee entering and conquering the western food status

35
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my role is based on what my parents taught me
A. primary socialization
B. secondary socialization

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A. primary socialization - INSIDE family unit

36
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my new role is based on my status (i.e wife)
A. primary socialization
B. secondary socialization

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B. secondary socialization - OUTSIDE family unit

37
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imagine a person who has spent their entire adult life working in a corporate office environment decides to leave their job and join the military. This transition would require…

A

resocialization

38
Q

tendency of boys and girls to be socialized
differently

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gender socialization

39
Q

imagine a college student who is interested in pursuing a career in medicine and aspires to become a doctor. this is an example of…

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anticipatory socialization - make transitions to a new future norms (student actively seeks out experiences and knowledge that help them prepare for the future role of a doctor)

40
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mental institution, prison, Xavier Home of Gifted Children

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total institutions

41
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this institution is entrusted to enforces the laws and rules of society

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government

42
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kings & queens - power is passed down through generations within the family

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monarchy

43
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citizens choose the officials to run the government

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democracy

44
Q

does not allow citizens to participate - power is concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, a small group of elites, or a ruling party

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authoritarianism - dictatorship under here

45
Q

highly centralized and repressive form of government where the state exercises complete control over all aspects of public and private life.

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totalitarianism - TOTAL domination

46
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institution based on social relations & kinship (i.e descent and marriage)

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family

47
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mom, dad & child

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nuclear family

48
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includes lolo, lola, tita, tito, pamangkins

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extended family

NMAT - Social Sciences (1 decks)

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