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It's a Date!
Teenage Dream!
Voyage Across the Atlantic
McSociety!
Group Membership
100

Put a ring on it! This is the goal of courtship, a more traditional form of "dating"

What is marriage?

100
Tweens! This is the time in between puberty and entering adulthood:

What is adolescence? 

100

We're in this together! According to Daniel Aldrich, this can help us survive and recover from natural disasters:

What is social capital/strong social networks? 
100

Big Mac! This term describes the manner in which society has evolved to function more like a fast food restaurant:

What is McDonaldization? 

100

This is a group who you are close with and features few members: 

What is a primary group?

200

Casual, serious, or speed? This social behavior allows individuals to choose their own marriage partners - or end up on a ridiculous Netflix show! 

What is dating? 

200
School's in session! This can have a major impact on the length of the adolescent period:

What is education? 

200
According to Matthew Fray, this object was a symbol for more profound issues of respect and communication that ultimately led to the end of his marriage: 

What is a dirty dish? 

200

This feature of McDonaldization involves making products the same way: it's the reason why Starbucks coffee tastes the same in Seattle and Shanghai:

What is standardization? 

200
This is a group whose values you share and model your behavior after: 

What is a reference group?

300

Viva la Revolucion! This significant social and technological development drew young men and women to cities from the country, ushering in casual dating as an alternative to courtship:

What is the Industrial Revolution? 

300

Time to be (re)productive! This is the point at which we mature physically in order to be able to...well...make babies! 

What is puberty? 

300

Rising sun, helping hands! A study of THIS country's triple disasters of tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear reactor meltdown and the response of its citizens supported Daniel Aldrich's argument that social networks save lives! 

What is Japan? 

300

Barista? More like BUTTON PUSHER! This has been a consequence of the McDonaldization of the labor force:

What is de-skilling/deskilled labor? 

400

Good afternoon boys and girls! This development led to increased interaction between male and female teenagers and furthered the transition to dating from courtship:

What is co-ed public education?

400

On the job training! In sociology, learning the rights, obligations, and expectations of a role in order to prepare for it in the future is better known as this: 

What is anticipatory socialization? 

400

According to Jessa Gamble, this is the biological purpose of adolescence:

What is to prepare an individual for adulthood? 

400
Set your timers! Gauging the number of units produced, the time it takes each server to get their customers through the drive-thru, and keeping track of the number of office pens used in a given month are all examples of THIS characteristic of McDonaldization:

What is calculabilty? 

500

Twinning! This is the tendency of individuals to date and marry people with social characteristics similar to their own: 

What is Homogamy?

500

Level complete! This is a ritual that signals a transition from one major life stage to another:

What is a rite of passage? 

500

According to Gamble, this is the term for a brain's ability to adapt and deal with stress, impulse control, and other challenges:

What is neurobiological capital? 

500

Name changer! This sociologist coined the term McDonaldization in 1993 to describe the change in society's function towards standardization, calculability, efficiency, and control: 

Who is George Ritzer?