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Soc exam 1 Flashcards

1
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sociology

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the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society

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importance of sociology

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Sociology teaches us that society and individuals have a relationship

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C. Wright Mills concept

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A few people in the world hold all the power and control decisions for Americans

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Sociological Imagination

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understanding the relationship between self and society

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Public vs private

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Public troubles are a trouble for society as a whole and out of your control

Private troubles are troubles that affect yourself within your control

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example of sociological information

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asking why someone is homeless

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social structure

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the arrangement of institutions where human beings in a society interact and live together

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social institutions

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patterns of beliefs, behaviors and relationships that organize social life

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Norms and values

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Norms: behavior and attitudes which are considered normal
values: are those things that people consider important to them

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socialization

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learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society

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culture

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shared beliefs, values, and practices that people must learn to be a part of

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components of culture

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traits, work ethic, religion, food, memories, family structures, habits

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functionalism

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all aspects of a society serve a function and are necessary for the survival of that society

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conflict theory

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the struggle for agency or power in society

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symbolic interactionalism

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people in society understand their social worlds through communication

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subcultures

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A subculture is a group of people who share a set of secondary values, such as environmentalists

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sociocentric

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get ideas and beliefs from society as a whole

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egocentric

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ideas and beliefs are individual

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ethnocentrism

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the attitude that one’s own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others

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cultural relativism

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not judging a culture to your own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal (understanding cultural practices)

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ideology

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A system of ideas, beliefs, ideals, and principles that reflect and shape our beliefs and behaviors of the social world

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Media

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any formats, platforms, or vehicles that carry, present, or communicate information

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Why is media important

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Communication can structure society

Spreads cultural knowledge

Cultural preferences can be used to consume media

Impact how we relate socially, economically, and politically

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Hegemony

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a historical process in which a group wins approval for their action by consent rather than coercion

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how media effects sterotypes

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Creation of stereotypes: pictures in our heads

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how media effects subculture

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develop a collective identity resistant against the mainstream society

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how media effects manufacturing consent

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the creation of propaganda and spreading propaganda

28
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political economy of media

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politics and economy are entirely entwined

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Social Status

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a position in society that comes with a set of expectations

30
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master status

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is a status that overrides all others and affects other statuses

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ascribed vs achieved

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ascribed: is one we are born with that is unlikely to change

achieved: is one we have earned through individual effort or that is imposed by others

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primary stages of socialization

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Caregivers
Peers
Teachers
coaches

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secondary stages of socialization

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College experience
Traveling
Workplace

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group stages of organization

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Peer groups
subcultures

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organizational stages of socialization

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Workplaces
schools

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forced stages of socialization

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Prisons
Military
Total institutions

37
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deviance

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For some it is a collection of actions, behaviors, conditions, or people that society disvalues, finds offensive, or violates social norms
For others it is how or why do people classify acts or individuals as lacking value

38
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social construction of deviance

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religion/church
Medicine
Criminal justice
School
Tasked with:
Defining (setting boundaries)
Explaining
Responding (the agents)

39
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informal vs formal social control

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Informal agents of social control: peers, family, friends, media

Formal agents of control: police, regulatory agents, teachers/professors

40
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strain theory

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Argues that deviance occurs when a society fails to give all its members equal ability to achieve socially acceptable goals

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labeling theory

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Society creates deviance
Offenders are not born, they’re made
We define acts as deviant
Reaction to act is what creates deviance or not

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