Sociology
The scientific study of society and human behavior
What is sociology?
The three sociological perspectives
What is structural functionalism, conflict theory, & symbolic interactionism?
A recognizable way in which beliefs, values, and language create society.
What is culture?
Give an example of a subculture
teeny-bopper, china town, musicians
Anything that carries a specific meaning that’s recognized by people who share a culture
What are symbols?
Sociologist use this to study society
The scientific method
Are automobiles and example of material or nonmaterial culture?
What is material?
Patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies
What are cultural universals?
Cultural patterns that set apart a segment of a society’s population
The cultural standards in the U.S. include achievement and success, productivity and honesty.
What are values?
You may experience this when visiting another country
What is culture shock?
Social institutions are interdependent and create social structure
What is structural functionalism?
Stepping on another persons shoes is a violation of what type of norm?
What is folkway?
Cultural patterns that push back on mainstream cultures in an attempt to change how a society functions
What is counter culture?
Specific ideas like breaking a mirror is bad luck in a culture
What are beliefs?
The belief that an individuals environment is responsible most responsible for developing behavior
What is nurture?
View society as being composed of different groups that struggle over scarce resources
What is conflict theory?
The hypothesis that you must understand the language to truly understand its culture
What is Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?
Provide an example of a counter-culture
Hippies, Emos, Gangs, White Supremacist
Having dinner at Taj Aiken is an example of this type of cultural change
Diffusion
The belief that biology determines behavior?
Nature
Understands society as the product of everyday social interactions
What is symbolic interactionism?
The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
What is culture shock?
When you do a good deed and are awarded the student character prize, this is an example of ____
What is formal positive sanction?
The tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior
What is ethnocentrism?