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34 Cards in this Set
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From a sociological point of veiw "who we are" or our sense of self revolves around our
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social relationships
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_______ refers to the environment or interaction experiences that make up every individual's life.
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Nurture
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_______ is the term for human genetic makeup or biological inheritance.
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Nature
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Groups that are characterized by face to face contact and strong emotional ties among member
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primary groups
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Those groups with which people indentify and to which they feel closely attached, particularly when that attachment is founded on hatred of another group.
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ingroups
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the emergence of self depends on our physiological capacity for reflexive thinking which is
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the ability to step outside the self and observe and evaluate it from another's viewpoint
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From the sociological point of view, Mead viewed play and games as important to childrens social development because they
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allow children to learn and practice taking the role of the other
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The three stages of role-taking (in the correct sequence)
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-prepatory
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According to the theory of the looking-glass self, ________ is critical to self awareness.
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imagining other's reactions
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One of the most important messages of Ch 5 is that
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reality is a social construction
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The global story of the transmission of HIV/AIDS revolves around the theme of
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social interaction
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When sociologists studt social interaction, they seek to indentify and understand?
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context and content
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Everyday events in which at least two people communicate and respond through language and symbolic gestures to affect one anothers thinking and behavior are termed
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social interaction
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Emile Durkheim used the general term ________ to describe the ties that bind people to one another in a society
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solidarity
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social order and cohesion based on a common conscience or uniform thinking and behavior is
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mechanical solidarity
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In societies characterized by ____________, people relate to one another in terms of their specialized roles.
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organic solidarity
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Sociologists use the word social status to mean
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a position in a social structure
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A/An _________ is behavior expected of a status in relationship to another status.
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role
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The ___________ associated with a role define what a person assuming that role can demand or expect from others.
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rights
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Role ____________ is a predicament in which conflicting expectations are associated with a single role.
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strain
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Role __________ is a predicament in which expectations associated with two or more roles in a role set contradict each other
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conflict
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Whe the social interaction is viewed as though it were taking place in a theatre, that persective corresponds to the
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dramaturgical model
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On the first day of class Professor Smith always wears a tie to convey that he is serious about his job. On the other hand, he gives out his home number as a way of letting his students know he is approachable. Professor Smith is engaged in?
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impression management
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The front stage is the area
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where people take care to create and maintain expected images and behavior
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In sociological terms, a ________ is a person or a group assigned blame for conditions that threaten a community's sense of well being, or shake the foundations of a trusted institution.
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scapegoat
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From a sociological point of view, an organization is
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a coordinating mechanism created by people to acheive stated objectives
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________ are enterprises that own, control, or license production and service facilities in countries other than the one in which their headquarters are located
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multinational corporations
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The worlds largest global corporation in 2004
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Wal-mart
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Hidden costs to the environment, workers, and consumers associated with using or making a product but not figured into its price are
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externality costs
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Weber defined rationalization as a process whereby thought and action rooted in emotion are replaced by
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value-rational thought and action
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The McDonaldization of society involved 4 principles
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efficiency, quantification, predictability and control
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An ideal type is
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a standard against which real cases can be compared
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oligarchy
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the concentration of decision making power in the hands of a few people
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Rob is always telling susan how nice she looks and what a great sense of humar she has, which makes her feel good. Mark is always ignoring Susan when she talks and never laughs at her jokes. As a result, Susan chooses so socialize more with Rob. This is an example of?
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the pleasure principle
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