Introduction to Sociology
Q: What is sociology?
A: The study of society and social behavior.
Q: What are norms?
A: Rules or expectations for behavior.
Q: What is socialization?
A: The process of learning society's norms and values.
Q: What is a social group?
A: Two or more people who interact and share identity.
Q: What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
A: Sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational.
Q: Who is considered the founder of sociology?
A: Auguste Comte
Q: what is cultural relativism?
A: Judging a culture by its own standards.
Q: What is the nature vs nurture debate?
A:The debate over whether human behavior is shaped by genetics (nature) or by environment (nurture).
Q: What is a primary group?
A: Small,close, emotional groups (family,close friends).
Q: What is a gender socialization?
A: Learning behavior expected based on gender.
Q: What is the sociological imagination?
A: Understanding how personal experiences are connected to larger social forces.
Q: What is ethnocentrism
A: Judging another culture using your own culture's standards.
Q: Who was Genie the Wind Child?
A: A child deprived of social interaction who struggled with language.
Q: what is a secondary group?
A: Large,goal-oriented groups.
Q: What is a gender stereotype?
A: Oversimplified belief about genders.
Q: What is a social institution?
A: A system that organizes important aspects of society (family,education,religion).
Q: What is material culture?
A: Physical objects created by a culture.
Q: What are the 4 agents of socialization?
A: Family,school,peers,media.
Q: What is a role conflict?
A: When expectations of different roles clash.
Q: What is a gender similarity?
A: Ways males and females are alike.
Q: What is a culture?
A: A group's shared beliefs, values,norms, and material objects.
Q: What is non material culture?
A: Beliefs, values,language, and norms.
Q: What is resocialization?
A:Learning new norms after leaving old ones behind.
Q: What is a group?
A: Two or more people who interact with one another, and share a sense of identity.
Q: what is a gender difference?
A: Ways males and females differ due to socialization.