definitions
What is anthropology?
The difference between now and 1,000 years ago. (compare past and present cultures)
What is the interactionalist perspective?
symbols
what is a role
the behavior expected of their status
what is Tabula Rosa?
" clean slate"
what is upward mobility?
ability to move up and down in the social ladder
What is a sociological perspective?
The view of our social backgrounds influences our attitudes, behaviors, and opinions.
- multiple perceptions of social reality
- how you view people or things
what are the 3 types of norms and their definition?
Folkway - rules without moral significance (wait in line)
Mores - rules with moral significance
Laws - rules enforced by the government
what are the 3 levels of status and their definitions?
Ascribed status - beyond your control (age, race, genetics)
Achieved status - acquired by your efforts ( athlete, musician, student)
Master status - the social position that is the primary identifying characteristics a person has
what is a labor force?
over 16 years old, paid employment or speaking employment
what is internationalization?
the process which a norm becomes a part of an individuals personality
what is social imagination?
The ability to see the connection between yourself and the larger world
what is ethnocentrism?
The belief that "our" way is the best way
what are the 3 levels of roles and their definitions?
role set - the multiple roles attached to a status (parent, teacher)
role conflict - expectations od one role that conflicts with another (student/athlete)
role strain - the stress by conflicting role expectations
What is a profession?
High status occupation, requires special skills and education
what is stigma?
mark for social disgrace
What is the functionalist perspective?
(promote society)
society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote society
- family
- education
- economic system
what are social statutes
an individual position in a group of society. Statutes can be given to an individual regardless of their ability
what is nature vs. nurture?
Nature - behavior caused by biology
Nurture - behavior caused by your environment
What is underemployment?
Employment that does not make full use of their skills.
what are sanctions?
rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms
What is conflict perspective?
(power)
competition for power
what is status?
an individual's position in a group or society
what is the looking-glass self?
We imagine how we appear to others
What is socioeconomic stratification?
society + economic = socioeconomic
what are the 4 types of sanction and their definition?
positive sanction - reward for behavior
negative sanction - punishment for behavior
formal sanction - given by formal organization
unformal sanction - given by a social group