Soc final Flashcards
what is a social Norm?
A social norm is something done by a culture that is considered in their social group
what are folkways?
they are actions that are considered customary in a culture.
what is an example of a folkway?
think about covering your sneeze when you cough, or an African tribe taking psychedelic drugs to commune with gods.
what are mores?
A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices. They usually have both right and wrong included in them.
what is an example of a mores?
Bullying, lying, trespassing
what are taboos?
the prohibition of an action based on the belief that such behavior is either too sacred and consecrated or too dangerous and accursed for ordinary individuals to undertake.
what is an example of a taboo?
Drinking while drinking, Sexual assault
what is a law?
formal or informal rule or standard (mores) enacted by a political entity and enforced by agents
what is an example of a law?
Posted speed limits, Stop signs, Having a car registered and car insurance
what is socialization?
Socialization generally refers to the process of social influence through which a person acquires the culture or subculture of their group, and in the course of acquiring these cultural elements, the individual’s self and personality are shaped.
what is an example of socialization?
Kaite’s inability to speak since she did not ever get socialized. (Katie was the beast girl that was passed around by social services. She never saw her family beside her father who beat her. Next, she got adopted by the therapist who used Katie to prove socialization exists and taught her sign language. Important to remember that Katie never picked up on social norms like, Not eating raw meat, elbows off the table, and speaking when spoken to.
what is the conflict perspective?
Think Karl Marx, the proletariat, and the bourgeoisie. The rich will take advantage of the poor till the poor or Proletariat rises up and overthrow the bourgeoisie.
what is the functionalist perspective?
A theory made By Durkheim. He focused on the problem of order and the positive effects of social institutions, explaining their existence in terms of their functionally necessary contributions.
what are symbolic interactionists?
George Herbert Mead developed this idea. Symbolic interactions is a sociology theory that seeks to understand humans’ relationship with their society by focusing on the symbols that help us give meaning to the experiences in our life.
what is an example of a symbolic interactionist
A wheelchair with blue on it means handicapped, or the female sex symbol is ♀.
what are subcultures?
social groups organized around shared interests and practices. Think I’m an American but I’m also a Hippie or a biker, or a football player, or an aggie
what is counterculture?
a cultural group or subculture whose values and norms of behavior run counter to those of the region’s social mainstream. Think there is Slavery so the counterculture is Abolitionists
what are social institutions?
A social institution is an interrelated system of social roles and social norms, organized around the satisfaction of an important social need or social function. There are five of them and they are; political, educational, economic, family and religion.
what are the elements of symbolic or nonmaterial cultures?
It includes the values, beliefs, symbols, and language that define a society.
what is an aggregate
individuals who temporarily share the same physical space but who do not see themselves as belonging together
what is a category?
people,objects, and events that have similar characteristics and are classified together
what are primary groups?
a group held together by intimate, face-to-face relationships, formed by family and environmental associations and regarded as basic to social life and culture.
what are secondary groups?
Unlike first groups, secondary groups are large groups whose relationships are impersonal and goal oriented.
what is an example of the secondary group?
students in a classroom and workers in an office.