Unit 1
The way one would explain to an alien the hows and whys of society
What is Sociological Imagination?
The values, norms, and practices of the group in society that is the most powerful
What is Dominant Culture?
The individual person, from his or her own perspective
What is the Self?
Behaviors that violate the social norms of a society
What is Deviance?
The systematic or scientific study of human society and human behavior
What is Sociology?
The belief that society is a unified whole that functions because of the contributions of its separate structures
What is Structural Functionalism?
A smaller group of people who stand apart from the dominant culture as they have slightly different beliefs, ideas, traditions, and values
What is Subculture?
The Theory of Self that says we have an Id, an Ego, and a Superego
What is Freud's Theory Of Self?
The initial act or attitude that causes one to be labeled deviant
What is Primary Deviance?
The idea that language structures thought and that ways of looking at the world are embedded in language
What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?
An approach that sees interaction and meaning as central to society and assumes that meanings are not inherent but are created through interaction
What is Symbolic Interactionism?
A group of people who stand at odds with the dominant culture
The Theory Of Self that says self is made based on what someone believes others see them as
What is Cooley's Theory Of Self?
The subsequent deviant identity or career that develops as a result of being labeled deviant
What is Secondary Deviance?
The idea that people hide parts of themselves from others that are deviant
What is Goffman's Idea Of Passing?
The belief that social conflict is the basis of society and social change with an emphasis of materialist views of society, a critical view of the status quo, and a dynamic model of historical change
What is Conflict Theory?
The principle of understanding others cultures on their own terms, rather than judging or evaluating according to ones own culture
What is Cultural Relativism?
The Theory Of Self that says self is made from experience as we learn to interpret by "taking the role of others"
What is Mead's Theory Of Self?
Redefining the stigma associated with a deviant label as a positive phenomenon
What is Tertiary Deviance?
The hypothesis that says that the stronger one's social bonds are, the less likely one is to commit crime or be deviant
What is Social Control Theory?
An approach that suggests that social reality is diverse, pluralistic, and constantly in flux
What is Postmodern Theory?
Rules or guidelines regarding what kind of behavior are acceptable and appropriate within a particular culture
What are Norms?
The Theory Of Self that says that we are all like actors who act on the "stage" of life
What is Goffman's Theory Of Self?
When an individual self-identifies as deviant and seeks to be labeled as deviant by others
What is Deviance Avowel?
What is Durkheim's Society Of Saints?