A | B |
Ideology | System of beliefs or ideas that justifies interests held by a society. |
Social Movements | Long-term conscious efforts to promote or prevent social change. |
Technology | Knowledge and tools people use for practical purposes. |
Narcissism | Extreme self-centeredness. |
Internalization | Process by which a norm becomes a part of an individuals personality. |
Sanctions | Rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms. |
Social Control | Enforcing of norms through either internalization or sanctions. |
Reformulation | Process of adapting borrowed cultural traits. |
Ethnocentrism | Tendency to view one's own culture as superior to all other cultures. |
Cultural Lag | Situation in which some aspects of the culture change less rapidly than other aspects of the same culture. |
Vested Interests | Resistance to any change that threatens a person's security or standard of living. |
Diffusion | Spread of culture traits from one society to another. |
Positive Sanctions | Reward. |
Negative Sanctions | Punishment or threat of punishment. |
Self-Fulfillment | Committment to the full development of one's personality, talents, and potential. |