Marriage and Family
What is the term for a legally recognized union between two people?
Marriage
What do we call people who are about the same age and share similar interests?
Peers
What do we call the shared language, beliefs, and customs of a group of people?
Culture
What is a social role?
The expected behavior for someone in a particular social position
What is sociology?
The study of society and how people interact
What do we call the group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption?
Family
What is a peer group?
A group of people of similar age and social status
What do we call shared rules of behavior in a group or society?
Norms
How do we learn the roles we are expected to play in society?
Through socialization from family, school, media, and peer groups.
What is a social group?
Two or more people who interact and share a sense of identity
What is it called when a couple lives together without being married?
Cohabitation
Name one way peer groups influence behavior
Fashion choices, language use, social habits, etc.
What is a cultural norm you follow every day without thinking about it?
Saying "thank you," standing in line, taking off shoes indoors, greeting people politely, etc.
What is a stereotype?
A fixed and oversimplified belief about a group of people
What is the term for the process of learning how to behave in society?
Socialization
What type of family includes parents and children living in one household?
Nuclear family
What’s the term for wanting to fit in with your peers?
Peer pressure
How does culture affect the way people communicate with each other?
Culture influences language, tone of voice, body language, gestures, eye contact, and levels of formality
What do we call behaviors that match society’s expectations?
Conformity
Name one agent of socialization
Family, school, media, peers, etc.
What is the term for a family structure that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins?
Extended family
What are some positive and negative effects peer groups can have on individuals?
Positive: Encouragement, emotional support, learning social skills.
Negative: Peer pressure, risky behavior, exclusion of others.
What is the term for judging another culture by the standards of your own?
Ethnocentrism
What’s it called when someone doesn’t follow expected behavior?
Deviance
What’s a norm that is so important breaking it is considered morally wrong?
Mores