Theory
Conformity and Cults
The Self
Surprise
Surprise?
100
Which theory of self compares your behavior to a person performing in a play?
Dramaturgy
100
An isolated environment where a group of people eat, sleep, spend their days is called a...
Total Institution
100
What is our "self-image"?
Our own personal idea of who we are
100
What is the term for the shock and disorientation someone feels when immersed in a culture other than their own?
Culture Shock
100
The working class is often defined by:
Manual or service labor
200
This theory says that being labeled as deviant makes you more likely to engage in deviant behavior due to how people treat you and how you view yourself
Labeling Theory
200
What is social control?
Formal and informal sanctions used to ensure conformity to norms
200
Who is Genie Wiley and why was she significant?
Genie Wiley was a girl who was kept in isolation for 13 years and struggled to speak and function as a result. Her case showed how important socialization and language is.
200
What is a 'folk devil' in the context of moral panic?
A group blamed for social problems
200
Social class is based primarily on what?
Wealth, power, and prestige
300
Zoey gets disqualified from a turtle race for kicking her too-slow turtle. How would a structural functionalist explain this?
The rules of not kicking animals exist for a reason and serve a purpose. By ignoring those rules and kicking the turtle anyway, Zoey is interfering with the functioning of the event.
300
What is groupthink?
The tendency in groups to demand an extra high degree of conformity
300
When you are at a job interview, wearing professional clothes and using your best manners, which version of yourself are you presenting, according to Dramaturgy?
Front Stage Self
300
What is bias?
A preconceived opinion that influences your beliefs
300
Seeing your own culture as the default and best culture is an example of
Ethnocentrism
400
According to the principles of Symbolic Interactionism, why are "inside jokes" or specific common emojis significant to a sociologist?
They show how the modification of shared symbolic meanings serves as the actual basis for the formation of social groups
400
One of the common characteristics of a cult leader is that they have a sense of grandeur. What does a "sense of grandeur" mean?
They see themselves as better or smarter than everyone else
400
What is the main idea behind the theory of the Looking-Glass Self
That our "self" develops as a result of what we think other people think of us
400
What is the difference between formal and informal sanctions?
Formal sanctions are expected/written down into law or code, informal sanctions are less explicit and enforced by communities or people
400
What is the difference between subculture and counterculture?
Subcultures co exist peacefully with the dominant culture, Countercultures openly reject society's norms and values
500
What is Differential Association Theory?
The idea that we aren't born criminals, we just learn criminal behavior
500
Violet's friends all collect Pokemon cards and play the card game with each other. They're always competing to see who can win each battle. Violet doesn't really care about playing Pokemon, but she collects the cards anyway because all of her friends do. Violet's actions would classify her as a... 
Ritualist
500
What are the three parts of self, according to Freud? What function does each have?
Id-inborn drives, self centered. Wants to meet goals and prevent pain
Ego- realistic aspect of self that compromises
Superego- Your conscience that helps you do the right thing
500
When a society focuses more on the needs of the individuals and emphasizes personal independence, that culture can be considered:
Individualistic
500
Explain each of the following statuses:
Ascribed
Achieved
Embodied
Ascribed- given at birth
Achieved-earned
Embodied- physical traits