Cooley, Mead, and Harlow
Monkeys with soft cloth showed less developmental damage
Most important/Dominant status
Master
People who are emotionally close, know each other well, and seek one another’s company is know as?
Primary Group
This is the act of violating social norms
Deviance
Mr. Loeffler can no longer pay his rent. In response he begins selling Exotic Lizards on the black market.
What response to strain is this?
Innovation
This is the idea of an image of yourself having an identity different than other people
Self Concept
Status you acquire through birth or involuntarily
Ascribed
People who share only part of their lives while focusing on a goal or task are known as?
Secondary Group
Deviance occurs when traditional means of following norms cannot be met, so they are met in taboo or illegal ways
Strain
After repeated failures at school and work, Lena feels disconnected from society’s expectations of success. She stops trying to meet those goals altogether and begins spending most of her time using drugs and isolating herself, withdrawing from both legitimate goals and means.
What response to strain is this?
Retreatism
Mead argues this the part of an individual’s personality composed of self-awareness (ME + I)
Self
Status you earn or obtain through effort
groups used to evaluate ourselves are known as?
Reference Groups
Deviance occurs when given a stigma or characterization and the person lives up to it
Labeling
Mr. Harris no longer believes he’ll ever achieve society’s idea of success, but he continues to follow all the rules at his repetitive desk job, doing exactly what’s required without aiming for advancement.
What response to strain is this?
Ritualism
What is the first stage of Socialization according to Mead?
Imitation Stage
Stress between responsibilities within a single status
Role Strain
requires extreme loyalty from its members. Norms compel members to exclude others.
In Groups
Deviance happens because the persons ties to social groups are weak or absent
Control Theory
Darius wants financial success but can’t find steady work because of limited opportunities in his neighborhood. Unable to reach society’s goals through legitimate means, he turns to selling drugs to make the money he believes he needs to succeed.
What response to strain is this?
Innovation
What is the idea of our self-concept based on our ideas of others’ judgments of us
Looking Glass Self
Stress between responsibilities across multiple statuses
Role Conflict
The group that in group members feel opposition towards
Out-Group
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Deviance is learned and occurs when an individual is around deviant behavior
Differential Association
Tara rejects society’s goals and rules altogether and joins a protest movement pushing for a completely new political and economic system to replace the existing one.
What response to strain is this?
Rebellion