Soc 101

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self

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social being who can engage in communications and interactions with others...created through the group

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self awareness

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ability to take oneself as an object, stems from the need to define oneself

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self regulation

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ability to control and direct ones actions...to become who you want to be

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self concept

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developed through social interactions, facts about who you are and your relationships

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self esteem

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feelings about who you are both positive and negative

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reflected appraisal

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how people see us effects how we see ourselves, percieved appraisal, internalize other's judgments

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social comparison

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judge ourselves based on others
-upward comparison: compare to those better off
-downward comparison: compare to those worse off

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self perception

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we ralize who we are by looking at our actions
-feel distressed when our actual self differs from our ideal/ought self

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presentation of self

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strategically present certain aspects in order to give a specific impression (likeable and competant)or to illicit a response
-ingratiation, alter appearance, self handicap, false modesty, self performance

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social influence

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ability to influence ones attitudes or behaviors based on words, actions or mere presence

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informational vs. normative influence

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-informational: act in order to gain accurate information
-normative: act in order to gain rewards or avoid social punishment

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imitation

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change actions because of mere presence, act like the other person

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conformity

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-change b/c of real or imagined social pressure
-implicit norm:unspoken but understood
-explicit norm:spoken/written
-determinants:group size, cohesiveness, social support, nature of task

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compliance

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-change actions due to a direct request
-foot in the door: compliance for a small task raises complaince for a larger one
-door in the face: rejection of compliance for a large task raises compliance for a small task
-determinents: mood, norm of reciprocity, explanations

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obedience

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-change behavior due to command, then obeyed
-determinents:authority figure, pace, escalation, responsibility

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resistance theory

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people get distressed when they believe their freedoms are being threatened so they do something to stop it (sabotage in Milgram)
-resisting:say no, delay response, use foresight, question

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deviance

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acting against the set norm or having undesireable characteristic differences from the understood norm

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group norm

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norm of a set group that an individual belongs to

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subcultural norm

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determines self identity

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societal norm

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norm of dominant culture/society

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social construction

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deviance is subject to change over time as society evolves

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absolutist view

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devience is inherent to some actions, deviance in black and white

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anomie strain theory

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-deviance is a reaction to anomie(state of normlessness/frustration)
-assumes: common goals, legit ways to acheive goals, not everyone has acess to legit means
-responses: 1. normal(accept goals and means)2. innovation(accept goals not means)3.ritualistic(reject goals not means)4.rebellion(reject both)
-limitations: class bias, everyone accepts say goals of success

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differentiation theory

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-deviance results from conflicting norms...exposure to deviant behavior
-assumes:exposure leads to behavior,people accept different norms
-determinants:timing/length of exposure, attachment
-limitations:some associate with deviants but arent deviant, where does deviance start

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labeling theory

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-society sets normative boundaries for behavior, people are deviant and then stigmatized which discredits self, therefore more deviance occurs
-limitations: where does devience start, overemphasises others

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social facilitation

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when others are around you will do well learned tasks better and unfamiliar tasks worse

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mere exposure

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with others present, dominant tasks will be done better, while difficult will be done more easily

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evaluation apprehension

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performance will be enhanced/inhibited only if people are around who are in a position to evaluate them

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distraction conflict

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when a person is present, the task-doer splits attention between the task and the person and therefore does worse on the task

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social loafing

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with others present, responsibility can be diffused and contributions cant be measured so people therefore slack off

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deindividuation

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diminished sense of self and self-regulation when in a large group
-group must be large, inhibitions lowered, heightened adherence to group norms

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groupthink

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faulty thinking in a group due to the pressure to agree
-openly expressive authority, cohesive group
-symptoms:overestimation of group morality, pressure on deviants, mindguards

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group polarization

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problem where the group makes a much more extreme decision than any individual

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persuasive explanation

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everyone puts in an idea that the group hadnt thought of that still relates to the group idea

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social comparison

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in order to be liked each person takes the idea one step farther