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Sociology

Exam II

AB
StigmaDefect such as Mental Retardation or AIDS
Absolutist perspective on devianceRight and wrong exsist prior to society.
Relativism perspective on devianceSociety constructs deviance; no absolute right and wrong
Socializationthe process through which one learns how to accordingly
Familiesyour going to have to read about that one
DramaturgySocial Interaction as a "real life" play
Impression ManagementAttempting to construct and maintain a positive image of yourself
EmbarrassmentFeeling when public identity is discredited
Embarrassment/ Spoiled Identity RecoveryVerbal Explainations; beyond my control, minimal harm, higher motives; accept apology and move on
Labeling Theorypeople my file any individual into a category or group of some kind
Goal of SocializationMake us able to operate in the invisable culture.
Agents of Socializationpeople, organizations, or groups that pass along content and ideas
Effect of marriageMen benifit more, recieving the Pschological well-being and longevity that the females do not; unequal division of home labor remains
stereotypethe overgeneralization of a group
Front Stagewhere the performance occurs
Back StagePrepartations are made; rules are suspended and norms are violated
Divorce trendsthey have gone up in the past century. Marriages after the first are more likely to result in divorce
change in family functionssharing with other social institutions; refocus on remaining functions
Conflict view of FamilyFamily involves power; male and female; Parents over kids; Elders over young
Individualism vs CollectivismIndividualism sublimates goals to benefit the group; in Collectivism the success of the group counts and individuals will make sacrifices for the group
Endogamymarriage within the group
Exogamyrules of marriage outside of the group
monogomymarried to one and only one
polygamymarried to many at the same time
Serial monogamymarried to many at different times
biological determinismhow do genes and hormones shape us? how are our fates determined by this?
Definition of familyboth a group and a way that we organize social relations on a consistant basis with rules and structures for relationships
Looking Glass selfThey way that you view your self and your place in society
criminalizationwhen one commits a crime; crime does not equal deviance; punishment
medicalizationtreat deviance as an illness
three requisites for deviance to occur1. Expectation 2. Violation (real or alleged) 3. Reaction (by society or individuals or groups)
Criminal agemost criminals (except gabling) are 30 or younger
accounta verbal statement designed to explain unantipated, embarassing, or unacceptable behavior (an excuse)
disclaimera verbal assertion given before the fact to forestall any negative implications
performance teamthose individuals who intimately cooperate in staging a performance that leads to form an impression of one or all of the team members.
anticipatory socializationthe primary means by which young individuals acquire the values and orientations found in the statuses they will likely enter in the future
resocializationa new set of norms, values, and expectations acquired when one enters a new role
Conflict theory on lawthe disadvantaged are more often criminals; Various social groups are treated differently
Street crime vs White collarStreet crimes are mostly social deviance
Trends of migration from the SouthJobs were aplenty and then few; the white man still keepin the black man down

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