Unit 1
The study of humans functioning in society
What is Sociology
something in society that is typical or standard
What are norms
Freud's theory of self
What is the Id, Ego, Superego
a social status that is given to you at birth
What is Ascribed Status
Individuals who accept society's approved goals
What are innovators
Looking at humans as if we are aliens
What is Sociological Perspective
something that is unacceptable to say or mention
What are Taboos
The way that people base their sense of self on how they believe others view them
What is Looking glass self
status one has accomplished through hard work and achievement
What is Achieved Status
Individuals who have given up hope on society goals but still operate according to society
Who are Ritualists
The idea that everything serves a function in society.
What is Structural Functionalism
objects that people create within a society that has a meaning
What is material culture
Ones identity that emerges out of interactions with others.
What is Mead's theory of self
your overpowering social status that defines you
What is master status
Individuals who renounce society's approved goals and live outside conventional norms
Who are Retreatists
Competition over scarce resources.
What is Conflict theory
the thinking that you group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others
What is Ethnocentrism
The process of making norms and values
What is Socialization
the behavior expected of a certain social position
What is a role
Individuals who reject society's goals and try to create their own
Who are Rebels
The theory that focuses on how individuals interperate and interact with their surroundings.
What is Symbolic Interactionism
not judging another culture based on our own standards
what is Cultural relativism
Going against the norms or values of a society
What is counter culture
small, close group that focuses on long term relationships
What is a primary group
Compliance with standards, rules, or laws
What is conformity