Perspectives
Society is a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium
What is functionalism?
Large groups that follow explicit rules and procedures to achieve specific goals and tasks
What is a formal organization?
An unproven assumption or question
What is a hypothesis?
Making a previously legal activity illegal
What is criminalization?
Traditional behavior or way of life of a community or group
What is a folkway?
States that society is composed of different groups and interests competing for power and resources
What is conflict theory?
A collection of individuals who share a common attribute, but do not necessarily interact
What is a social category?
A variable that changes in response to an experimenter's actions
What is a dependent variable?
Making one subject to stigma; marked as an outcast
What is stigmatization?
The proper or polite way to behave in public
What are manners?
Emphasizes that human behavior is influenced by definitions and meaning created and maintained through symbolic interaction with others
What is symbolic interactionism?
Larger, more impersonal groups that exist for a relatively short time or to achieve a specific purpose
What are secondary groups?
One-on-one interaction between sociologist and participant with pre-approved questions; either in-person or on-call
What is a structured interview?
Extreme disapproval of an individual based on characteristics that set them apart from the majority
What is social stigma?
Formal or informal standards enacted by a political entity and enforced by agents with recognized authority
What are laws?
Consequences that are unintended or hidden
What are latent functions?
Groups that members feel loyalty and pride about
What are in-groups?
Reexamining or compiling data from other researchers
Wrongs against private parties
What is a tort?
Principles determining the difference between right and wrong behavior
What are morals?
Contributes to social stability
What are functional elements?
A collection of people in the same place at the same time who only interact superficially
What is a social aggregate?
Data that cannot be quantified or numbered
What is qualitative data?
Breaches of contract or other civil law
What is an offense or infraction?
Actions that are not accepted by larger society; usually unthinkable, forbidden
What are taboos?