Culture
What term describes the shared beliefs, values, behaviors, and material objects that make up a society’s way of life?
Culture
What is the process through which people learn the norms, values, and behaviors of their society?
Socialization
Which perspective sees society as a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain stability?
Which social institution provides knowledge, skills, and cultural values to individuals?
Education
What term refers to the ranking of people in society based on wealth, power, and status?
Social Stratification
What are the shared rules or expectations that guide behavior in society?
Which agent of socialization is usually the first and most important in a child’s life?
Family
Which theory views society as a competition for limited resources and power?
Which institution organizes relationships related to reproduction, caregiving, and support?
Family
What term refers to movement up or down within a social class system?
Social Mobility
What term describes physical objects that people create that influence how they live, such as clothing, technology, or buildings?
Culture through material(s)
In schools, students learn rules, discipline, and social expectations in addition to academics. What is this called?
Hidden Curriculum
Which perspective focuses on everyday interactions and how people interpret symbols and meanings?
Symbolic Interactionism
Which social institution creates and enforces laws in society?
Government
What term refers to unfair treatment of people based on characteristics like race or gender?
Discrimination
The belief that one’s own culture is superior to others is called what?
Ethnocentrism
Television, social media, movies, and news that influence attitudes and behavior are part of which agent of socialization?
Media
Which sociologist is most associated with the development of conflict theory and the study of social class?
Karl Marx
Which institution focuses on organized beliefs, rituals, and worship practices?
Religion
What system of beliefs or practices creates advantages for one racial group over others?
Racism
What concept refers to judging another culture based on its own values rather than your own?
Cultural Relativism
What term refers to learning new norms and values when entering a new social environment, such as the military or prison?
Resocialization
Which sociologist studied how social institutions help maintain stability in society?
Emile Durkheim
Which institution organizes the production and distribution of goods and services?
Economy
What concept explains how multiple identities like race, gender, and class combine to shape inequality?
Intersectionality