Deviance
Deviance 2
Power of Media Images
Socialization
Assorted
100
What is deviance?
violation of a cultural norm
100
Describe Stanley MIlgram’s Obedience to Authority experiment?
teacher/student, following what authority figures say
100
Images reproduce the stories and messages of:
culture
100
Socialization occurs at 3 levels. What are they?
societal, group, individual
100
What is a norm?
a society-wide idea regarding acceptable behavior
200
Deviance varies over time period, culture, and groups. True or false? If true, how?
True- norms change over time and vary between cultures and groups
200
Punishers are informal or formal social controls? What about the criminal justice system?
punishers= informal, CJ system= formal
200
What are some types of media?
news, sports, music, Internet, entertainment, movies, TV, cartoons, etc.
200
Any input intended to produce pleasure in the recipient, encourages repeating the action
reward
200
What is an image in the form of COPY?
written work
300
What is propaganda?
Material used to “scare” people away from deviance
300
What is an image in the form of a dialogue?
conversation, witnessing interactions, speech patterns, etc.
300
Any input intended to produce pain in the recipient, discourages repeating the action
punishment
300
What notorious group is associated with the obedience to authority defense?
Nazis
400
Which perspective is positive and which is negative? (Conflict or Functionalist)
Functionalist- positive, conflict- negative
400
What is Strain Theory? How does it explain deviance?
society provides unequal opportunities for different groups of people; disadvantaged groups often have to resort to deviance
400
Each time you see a woman on TV/film, she is cleaning or cooking. This is an example of:
exclusivity of group
400
Are we rewarded for conformity or non-conformity? How?
conformity, social interaction- being treated nicely/fairly
400
What is just as powerful as a visual image? How?
the lack of that image, works in the same way
500
How does the functionalist perspective view deviance?
affirming cultural values/norms, clarifying moral boundaries, promoting social unity (via agreeing upon definitions of deviance and punishment)
500
How does the conflict perspective view deviance?
norms are set by the elite and reflect their interests, non-elite are most affected
500
Each time you see someone committing a crime, they are a black man. This is an example of:
exclusivity of role/product
500
What are some agents of socialization?
school, family, peers, media, etc
500
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?
embodying the false perspective another has of you due to reactive attempts to avoid this behavior
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