Vocabulary
Reality is what humans construct it to be.
What is Constructivism?
Example: Coca-Cola products are found all over the world.
What is Cultural Diffusion?
Type of culture which goes against the mainstream
What is a counterculture?
a society's categorization of its people into rankings
Social Stratification
The three sociological perspectives
What is Functionalism, Conflict, and Symbolic Interactionism?
Process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society
What is Socialization?
Example: The Pope
What is traditional?
Departing from usual or accepted standards
What is Deviance?
Upper, Middle, and Working are examples of this
What is social class?
An experiment where a smaller group represents a larger group
What is case study?
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience
What is Authority?
Example: System which is focused on land ownership
What is an Estate system?
What is Ascribed and Achieved?
Not being able to move up or down is known as a _________ system.
What is closed?
2 functions of functionalism
Manifest and Latent
Agreement among people to cooperate for social benefits by sacrificing some individual freedom
Example: Religion provides a sense of belonging to its members.
What is Functionalism?
The 4 Agents of Socialization
What is family, friends, media, and school?
4 systems of stratification
What is class, caste, estate, and slavery?
Provide a functionalist perspective of hospitals
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Not being influenced by personal feelings when representing facts.
What is Objectivity?
Example: A Student fails a test because their study time was taken up by a different class
What is Role Strain?
Any group activity which is not regulated
What is Collective Behavior?
A natural consequence of having social stratification
What is Inequality?
Provide a symbolic interactionist perspective of prison
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