Chapter 1: The Self
What is considered the object of thought?
The me
“Special interest” cultures within the main culture
Subcultures
Race, citizenship, gender, class, age, religion, disability, and body size are all examples of what?
Social Identities
Overgeneralized, usually negative attitudes or thoughts towards people in a certain category
Prejudice
A behavior, attitude, or identity's relationship to norms
Deviance
What is considered the subject of thought?
The I
Ideas about what is true and false.
Cultural beliefs
Active efforts to affirm identity categories and place ourselves and others into their subcategories
Distinction
How many types of social sanctions are there (bonus for listing?
3 - Folkways, mores, taboos
A family has eight children and one on the way. Is the deviance social or criminal?
Social deviance
What is the self that emerges as a consequence of seeing ourselves as we think other people see us?
The looking-glass self
Expectations/standards of behavior in cultural context
Norms
The recognition that our lives are shaped by multiple interacting identities
Intersectionality
What is a dominant/normative idenitity within a given social context?
Unmarked identity
Which kind of deviance relates to deviance prompted by being labeled?
Secondary deviance
What do we need to do in order to think about other people in complex ways?
Develop a theory of mind
Ideas about what is right and wrong.
Cultural values
People are inclined to form social groups, incorporate group membership into their identity, take steps to enforce group boundaries, and maximize positive distinction
social identity theory
What is a social category distinct from the norm, often labeled or stigmatized?
Marked identity
Society has structure and its elements have...
functions
What is the statement “I am.” demonstrating?
The dual thinking of the self
Family, school, peers, work, media, military, and religion are examples of this that help us learn our cultural beliefs, values, and norms.
Agents of socialization
What is the active performance of social identities known as?
Doing identity
Behaviors directed at people of particular identities that arise from prejudice against those identities
Interpersonal discrimination
How many responses are there to strain? (Bonus if you can name them)
5 - Innovation, Retreatism, Rebellion, Conformity, and Ritualism