A group of people who interact with each other within a political or geographical boundary that share a culture
What is Society
100
nonconformity to social norms
What is deviance
100
a group whose members share district physical/cultural characteristics, who are denied access to power and resources available to other groups & have fewer rights
What is minority
100
a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy based on the access to scarce resources
What is social class
100
begins with a problem, question or lack of info and aims to improve knowledge, answer questions & identify social processes
What is sociological research
200
the beliefs, values, behaviors (actions and thought process) and material objects shared by particular people. Standard way of life
What is Culture
200
violation of norms written into law
What is crime
200
a group of people who share a common historical/cultural heritage and sense of group identity
What is ethnicity
200
economic assets, determine social class, people in a class share similar opportunity to accumulate this
What is wealth
200
observe multiple age groups, single period of time
What is cross sectional study
300
anything that meaningfully represents something else. A shared meaning, a word, gesture, image
What is symbols
300
due to a certain body type, you are born a criminal. this was proven false
What is XXY Theory
300
separation of the social lives of groups of people
What is segregation
300
social esteem/honor for particular people by others
What is prestige
300
research in which the researcher participates in a research setting while observing what is happening in that setting
What is field work
400
shared spoken/written symbols, describes reality
What is language
400
functionalist view with 4 parts: Innovation, Ritualism, Retreatism, Rebellion
What is Merton's Strain Theory
400
the process by which a racial or ethnic minority loses it distinctive identity and becomes absorbed into the dominant group
What is assimilation
400
social relationship in which one may exercise their will over others
What is power
400
the use of control and experimental groups and dependent and independent variables to test causation
What is experiments
500
established rules or standards of behavior
What is norms
500
occurs when people experiencing strain can't identify with social norms
What is Amonie
500
a preconceived judgment, idea, opinions formed before gaining knowledge of facts- attitude
What is prejudice
500
inability to secure life's necessities
What is absolute poverty
500
a factor in an experiment that is changed by an independent variable