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35 Cards in this Set
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Status |
A social position a person holds |
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Status Set |
all of the statuses a person holds at any given time can change overtime |
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Ascribed Status |
involuntary or given at birth |
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Achieved Status |
voluntary, involving effort and ability |
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Master Status |
has special importance for social identity Examples : names, gender, disability |
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Role |
behavior expected of someone with a particular status |
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Role Set |
a number of roles attatched to a single status |
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Role Conflict |
conflict among the roles connected with two or more statuses |
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Role Strain |
tension among the roles attatched to a single status |
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Role Exit |
disengagement from certain roles |
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Social Media |
because the internet is interactive, people are no longer simply passive recievers of information |
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Dramaturgical Analysis |
also known as "Presentation of self", the study of social interaction in terms of the theatrical performance |
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Performances |
"Doctors Office" , costumes, props, actors, acts |
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The Biological Side of Emotions |
6 universal emotions happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust |
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Foundation of Humor |
contrasting conventional reality with unconventional reality |
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Dynamics of Humor |
"Getting it", need to understand the two realities, feeling of being included when you do get it |
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Topics of Humor |
doesnt travel well, sick sense of humor |
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Functions of Humor |
Safety valve for Sensitive subjects |
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Humor and Conflict |
can be veiled a putdown |
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Sex and Biological Issue |
Primary sex characteristics Secondary Sex Characteristics |
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Transexuals |
gender identification does not match biological body |
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Incest Taboo |
universal, no agreement to which relatives are taboo |
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Sexual Revolution |
"Roaring Twenties", Alfred Kinsey (1948) , Birth Control, 1960's |
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Sexual Counterrevolution |
1980's reaction to sexual freedom, more conservative minded people saw sexual freedom as sexual decline, AIDS |
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Sex between Adults |
no single stereotype accurately describes sexual activity in the U.S. |
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Sexual Orientation |
romantic attraction torward another person Example: heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual |
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What gives us Sexual Orientation? |
Product of Society Product of Biology |
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Transgender |
appearing or behaving in a way that challenges how society thinks males and females should look |
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Teen Pregnancy |
U.S. has the highest rate of teen pregnancy of all high income nations |
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Pornography |
different definitions , U.S. Supreme Court gives local communities the power to decide what violates the community standard |
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Prostitution |
call girls, massage, street walkers Victimless Crime? |
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Sexual Violence : Rape and Date rape |
Rape- 80,000/yr reported Date rape- 70% of victims know the rapist |
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Structural Functional Theory |
society regulates sexual behavior 1. Preserve the family and kinship ties 2. avoid over population |
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Symbolic Interaction Theory |
Social construction of Sexuality 1. changing of importance of virginity/celibacy/knowledge in childhood |
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Social Conflict and Feminist Theories |
Sexuality > Reflecting Social Inequality - prostitutes more likely to be arrested than Johns Sexuality> Creating Sexual Inequality - Pornography Queer Theory - is there a bias against homosexuality? |
