Name That Term!
When an individual does not have a job, but is actively seeking one.
What is unemployment?
A theory that focuses on how people come to be labeled as deviant.
What is labeling theory?
Marriage between only two people.
What is monogamy?
A girl that was found confined to a potty chair and crib.
Who is Genie?
The snack Mrs. Waliser enjoys most often in class.
What is popcorn?
Marriage outside of one's own social category.
What is exogamy?
Competition over scarce resources is the cause of social inequality.
What is conflict theory?
Marriage between individuals with similar social characteristics.
What is homogamy?
A female movie character that shows the effects of isolation.
Who is Nell?
An iconic 80's movie we watched in class.
What is The Outsiders?
Something that often refers to clothing and is often short-lived and continually changing.
What is fashion?
The hypnotic power of a crowd encourages people to give up their individuality and become anonymous.
What is contagion theory?
The nuclear family you are born into.
What is family of orientation?
Who is Isabelle?
Prostitution, gambling, illegal drug use, vagrancy.
What are victimless crimes?
What are crimes of omission?
The organization and effective use of resources within a social movement.
What is resource mobilization theory?
Marriage between one woman and more than one man.
What is polyandry?
The capacity to learn a particular skill or obtain a particular body of knowledge.
What is aptitude?
About 50% of couples.
What is the divorce rate in the U.S.?
Something where the family name is just as important as the family fortune.
What is old money?
A theory that paints a gloomy picture of population growth, predicting the population would reach astronomical numbers.
What is Malthusian theory?
Responsibility overload, money, task overload, emotional overload.
What are causes of single parent stress?
A girl who was kept in an attic and given the bare minimum of care.
Who is Anna?
What is 17?