Unit 1
social life that is analyzed in terms of its similarities to theatrical performance
What is Dramaturgy?
objects associated with a cultural group
What is Material culture?
The process of learning and internalizing the values beliefs and norms of our social group
What is Socialization?
a behavior or trait that departs from the norm that creates a negative reaction
What is a deviant?
the theory that people in society battle over scarce resources
an interconnected system with each part having a different function that all comes and works together.
What is Structural Functionalism?
ideas suggested in a cultural group
What is Symbolic culture?
what stops you from acting out in certain situations because of standards
What is the superego?
behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.
What is conformity?
the theory that human behavior is altered when being watched
What is the Hawthorne effect?
focuses on the diversity of human ideas and that there's no right or wrong.
What is Postmodern Theory?
judging another culture based on the beliefs and norms of your own culture
What is Ethnocentrism?
how you see yourself based off of how you think others see you
What is the looking class theory?
people who accept society's approved goals but not how society wants you to achieve those goals
What is innovators?
The theory that society is made up of many building blocks that all play a part in society
What is Structural Functionalism?
a theory that society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources
What is Conflict theory?
language influences cognition and thinking and can alter a person's worldview.
What is Sapir Whorf Hypothesis?
The front stage is the proper you and backstage is you relaxed with your friends or family
What is the difference between front stage and backstage?
an accepted title because of something bad you did once
What is secondary deviance?
the best research method to get the most accurate results
education reinforces inequality in the larger society
What is Conflict perspective?
patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies
What is Cultural Universals?
Human Nature from a sociologists perspective
What is culture and society
the theory that people adjust their behaviors to give off certain impressions to others
the theory that stronger a connection someone has the less likely they are to do bad in society
What is Social Control Theory?