Theorists
Culture
Socialization
Crime
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100
Who first used the term sociology ?
Comte
100
What is a norm
Principles of social life that everyone is expected to observe
100
What are two of the five agents of socialization?
Family, school, mass media, work
100
What is the difference between control theory and social bond theory?
There is no difference
100
According to Mead, who are significant others?
People who are important to an individual that help them to develop their sense of self
200
Who was the first to describe society in terms of class struggle?
Marx
200
Give an example of material culture
Objects created by society that influence the ways people live
200
When does socialization begin?
Birth
200
Who developed strain theory?
Merton
200
What is the looking glass self?
Seeing yourself reflected through your perceptions of how others see you.
300
The concept of the sociological imagination was developed by?
C. Wright Mills
300
What is a symbol?
Items used to stand for an idea while being distinct from the idea itself
300
What is primary agent of socialization?
The family
300
According to Sutherland how do people become deviant?
They are socialized into a deviant lifestyle through contact with people who follow criminal norms.
300
According to Gilligan why do men and women make moral judgments differently?
Women are more likely to be socialized to take other people's feelings into account and to be nurturing.
400
What is anomie
That feeling of aimless or despair that results from individuals feeling disconnected from the social world surrounding them.
400
What is culture?
The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects and behavior.
400
What is social reproduction?
The process whereby societies have structural continuity over time
400
Name Merton's five responses to tensions between the values promoted by society and difficulties individuals experience achieving them
Conformist,retreatist, rebel, innovator, ritualist
400
What is the sociological imagination ?
It is understanding the feelings and actions of individuals are rooted in a larger historical context.
500
Who translated Comte's work?
Martineau
500
What is the Sapir Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis?
The idea that language shapes thought
500
According to Mead how is the self developed during child hood?
Through play
500
According to Durkheim how is deviance functional?
1. The punishment of deviance prevents chaos by reaffirming values and norms 2. Punishment of deviance helps to heal wounds to collective sentiments 3. It is a natural way for societies members to test boundaries. 4. It can create social change
500
What is cultural capital?
The idea that children are socialized into their class position.
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