Sociological Concepts Vocab
a group of people who share a culture and a territory
What is a society?
What is socialization?
Genie Wiley's childhood disorder that made her have irritable and fretful behavior along with a lack of fat deposits. This was caused by a lack of proper nutrition.
What is marasmus?
The founder of the symbolic interactionist theory who developed a concept of play as a driver of socialization and that self is a result of an interaction between I, Me, Significant others, and Generalized others.
Who is George H. Mead?
Understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the position of others.
What is Verstehen?
The scientific study of human behavior in groups
What is sociology?
The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life
What is resocialization?
This example was used to show one way we can conduct scientific research on nature vs. nurture. Hint: be specific about who and context.
What are twins who have been separated at birth?
A swiss psychologists whose 4 stages of development are based on the mental operations our brain is able to complete.
Who is Jean Piaget?
The personal traits and social positions that members of society attach to being female or male
What is gender?
A theory that we use symbols to construct our understanding of ourselves and the world around us and we interact through using and interpreting symbols
What is social reality? Will also accept What is Symbolic Interactionism?
*Note these are not the same thing our Social Reality = our constructed understanding of ourselves and the world
Symbolic Interactionism = shared meanings and assumptions to motivate our actions/behavior
the greater the expectation places upon people, the better they perform
What is pygmalion effect?
This phenomena occurs, from a functionalist perspective, because institutions like religion and family are not working correctly and people have no place of belonging, but also because institutions like education and work were putting more pressure on individuals as the source of their success and struggles.
What is suicide?
Developed a theory called the "Looking Glass Self" where our self image comes from how others perceive us.
Who is Charles Cooley?
The two components of self, one which is a social self and one which is a creative and spontaneous self.
What is I and Me?
The idea that society is made up of groups competing for scarce resources. The works and owners are in conflict over who gets what.
What is conflict theory?
a controversy in which it is debated whether genetics or environment is a stronger driver of behavior
What is nature vs. nurture?
Frank could not marry his fiancé or even date her anymore because he found out she was his father's daughter. This theory explains why the ideas he associates with the word "sister" changed his relationship.
What is symbolic interactionism?
This individual developed verstehen.
Who is Max Weber?
Someone who has had a strong impact on our socialization, such as a family member.
What is a significant other?
Society is composed of parts which when they work properly contribute to societies stability of equilibrium. Each part serves a unique purpose.
What is functionalism?
the social institutions, including families and schools, that help shape individuals basic political beliefs and values
What is agents of socialization?
Who is Victor?
This individual studied post-industrial society and recognized that society was not functioning fully due to a lack of communal belonging and increased pressure on individuals. His theory was functionalism and he felt aspects of society were not functioning.
Who is Emile Durkheim?
A concept of a generic person that we use to evaluate ourselves and form our social selves.