intro
understanding social structure by analyzing how groups, culture, society, etc. shapes people.
what is sociological perspective?
objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their cultures. including tools, clothes, art, and homes.
what is material culture?
a status that is assigned at birth and over which a person has little control is called a?
what is ascribed status?
what term describes a nation with an agricultural economy and widespread poverty?
what is a developing country?
A group of people who share a culture and a territory.
this perspective focuses on language, words, and symbols.
what is symbolism?
which term refers to the belief that ones own culture is superior to others?
what is ethnocentrism?
according to Marx, social class is determined by?
what is means of production?
Behaviors or actions that violate social norms.
what is deviance?
sociological level of analysis looks at society as a whole on a larger scale.
what is macrosociology.
the spread of culture from one society to another.
what is cultural diffusion?
what is a status that has the greatest influence on a persons identity referred to?
what is master status?
what are the 3 p's of class according to Webber?
what is power, prestige, property?
Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.
what is norms?
what is the principle that participants can leave a study at any time?
what is right to withdraw?
what are 5 components of culture?
symbols, norms, language, values, and beliefs
a group towards which a person feels opposition or competition is called a?
what is an out-group?
which term refers to moving between social classes accross generations?
integration mobility?
a strong cultural prohibition against certain behaviors, words, or objects considered too sacred, dangerous, or repulsive for ordinary people
what is a taboo?
this term describes the function of a social policy that is not intended and may be hidden?
what is latent function?
a group that deliberately opposes the dominant culture is called what?
what is counterculture?
individuals exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they would working alone, often due to diffused responsibility, lack of accountability, or the belief their individual contribution isn't important or noticeable
what is social loafing?
a family that can afford groceries but not luxeries like cable is experiencing?
what is relative property?
Customs (e.g., table manners).