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Unwritten rules or expectations that a society or group shares about how people should behave, essentially defining what is considered acceptable behavior within a particular social context
Norms
refer to strongly held social norms based on moral values, often considered "right" and "wrong,"
Mores
Traditionally practiced by groups in homogeneous, rural, isolated areas.
Folk Culture
Found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits even if there is much diversity.
Popular Culture
In Shakespeare's "Hamlet", who is the father of Ophelia?
Polonius
are everyday customs or conventions that are less strictly enforced and considered more minor social expectations
Folkways
Judging another culture based off the values and principles off your own culture – Cultures labeling cultural traits as “wrong”
Ethnocentrism
are commonalities that almost all cultures share
Cultural Universals
Is a social or religious practice that prohibits certain behaviors, activities, or relationships. Taboos are based on a group's beliefs about what is offensive, sacred, or repulsive
Taboo
Where is the world’s longest train tunnel?
Switzerland
A socially defined position
Status
A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.
Custom
is assigned according to qualities beyond a person’s control
Ascribed Status
Viewing foreigners as a threat or a danger – Leads to the rejection or hatred of groups of people
Xenophobia
By what name is Theodore Kaczynski better known?
The Unabomber
is acquired through a person’s direct efforts
Achieved Status
occurs when fulfilling the role expectations of one status interferes with a second status
Role Conflict
occurs when a person has difficulty fulfilling the role of one status
Role Strain
are the socially determined behaviors (or Role Sets) expected of a person with a particular status. These do not always hold true and the Role Performance is the actual behaviors the individual actually does.
Role Expectations
How many meters is a lap in an official Olympic swimming pool?
100
are groups of statuses and roles that are organized to satisfy one or more of the basic needs of society
Social Institutions
occurs when people interact in an effort to receive a reward or a return for their actions.
Exchange
occurs when two or more people or groups work together to achieve a goal that will benefit more than one person
Cooperation
is a state of balance between cooperation and conflict
Accomodation
How many zeroes are in the number one trillion?
12