The Sociological Toolkit
What is the ability to connect individuals and their circumstances to larger social and historical forces?
The sociological imagination
What is a series of questions with a set of answers to choose from?
survey
What is a status that stands out or overrides all others called?
Master status
A teacher explains how patriotism and democracy are key ideas in the United States. The teacher is describing what components of United States culture?
Nonmaterial culture
What is the concept that describes when a social construct is divided into two strict categories which are framed as absolute opposites?
Social binary
What is a series of questions with open-ended responses?
interview
Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgical theory says that all social interaction is what?
a performance
What is the concept that describes how the language we speak directly influences and reflects the way we think about and experience the world?
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
What is a social system of domination and subordination that reproduces and enforces normalized beliefs, practices, and ideologies that privilege the dominant groups and oppresses minority groups?
System of power
If a researcher interviews multiple people at once, they are using what methodology?
focus group
What theory did Robert Merton create that provides a framework for understanding how we conduct ourselves in social situations?
Role Theory
Your book says there are three types of cultural norms, what are they?
folkways, mores, taboos
The way we have handled currency and money has changed over time. This demonstrates the money is a…
social construct
Jenna decides to look at how protests took place during the 1900s using newspaper articles. What method is she using?
Comparative historical research
What is the theory of the Looking-Glass Self?
The theory that the self develops through our perception of others’ evaluations and appraisals of us
What is a form of social control where dominant groups use social institutions to socialize minorities into agreeing with their oppression?
hegemony
The legal system functions to punish criminals, enforce laws, and keep updating and producing new laws. This demonstrates that the legal system is a…
social institution
What is studying a social setting or people in their own environment through participant observation?
ethnography
According to Mead, what are the three developmental stages of the self?
1. preparatory stage
2. play stage
3. game stage
It has been found that ChatGPT “exhibits a strong alignment with American culture.” According to your book, this information contributes to what concern regarding new technology?
Concern about discrimination against different cultures when adopting new technology