Sociological Concepts
What is the term for a group's shared beliefs, values, and behaviors?
What is culture?
This institution is responsible for the socialization of children and the transmission of cultural norms and values.
What is the family?
What term describes the belief that one racial or ethnic group is superior to others?
What is racism?
This term refers to the process by which societies transform over time.
What is social change?
What research method involves observing subjects in their natural environment without interference?
What is participant observation?
What sociological concept refers to the behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics considered typical of a particular social group?
What are norms?
What institution regulates the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in society?
What is the economy?
This term refers to the unfair treatment of individuals based on their membership in a particular social group.
What is discrimination?
What sociological concept describes the process by which new cultural elements are adopted into mainstream society?
What is cultural diffusion?
This research method involves collecting data through interviews, surveys, or questionnaires.
What is survey research?
This term describes the phenomenon where individuals adjust their behavior to fit in with a group.
What is conformity?
This institution is responsible for regulating sexual behavior, reproduction, and the family unit.
What is the institution of marriage?
What sociological concept describes the ability of individuals or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others?
What is social mobility?
This term refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one social class to another.
What is social mobility?
What term describes the degree to which a research study accurately measures what it claims to measure?
What is validity?
What sociological concept refers to the process by which individuals learn the norms, values, and behaviors of society?
What is socialization?
What institution provides individuals with the education and skills necessary to participate in society's workforce?
What is education?
This term describes the systematic exclusion of minority groups from equal participation in society.
What is institutionalized discrimination?
What term describes the belief that society is moving in a positive direction toward greater equality and justice?
What is social progressivism?
This term refers to the process of selecting a sample that accurately represents the population being studied.
What is sampling?
What term describes the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities among groups in society?
What is social inequality?
This institution involves the administration of justice and the maintenance of social order.
What is the legal system?
What term refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege in society?
What is social stratification?
This term refers to the widespread fear and hostility toward immigrants or other minority groups.
What is xenophobia?
What term describes the unintended influence that researchers may have on their subjects during the course of a study?
What is researcher bias?