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symbolic interactionalism
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people use symbols to develop and express their views to the world and develop meaning.
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functional analysists
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a social system is made up of different functioning parts and in order for society to function as a whole those parts must work harmoniousely or in equilibrium.
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conflict theorists
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society is made up of groups that struggle for power (survival of the fittest)
once groups have power they will do whatever necessary to maintain power. |
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society
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people who share a culture and a territory
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symbols
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ajslf
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sociology
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the scientific study of society and human behavior.
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culture
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language, values, beliefs, norms material + nonmaterial objects
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culture shock
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the disorientation that people expereience when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture and can no longer depend on their taken for granted assumptions about life.
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culture lag
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guy doesnt get arrested for filfilling little kids upskirts. No law against it.
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taboo
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a norm that is so strong that it brings revulsion if violated
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mores
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laws, norms strictly enforced which reflect core values.
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norms
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the expectations or rules about behavior
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sanctions
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POSITIVE to show approval for those who follow the norms
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Agents of socialization
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Family
Education Economy Religion Politics Media |
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peer group
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a group of individual who are roughly the same age n have common interests
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looking glass self
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process by which our selves develop by internalizing others reactions to us
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socialization
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the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group (culture)
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Ascribed status
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status you're born into
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group
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people who regularly and conciously interact w/ one another
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social class
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large # of people w/ similar income and education
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role strain
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strain we feel with in our role
ex. parents want to be strict enought to give their kids values |
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social class
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large # of people with similar income & education
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social construction of reality
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if people define situations as real. They are real in their consequences.
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control group
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not exposed to experiment
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hypothesis
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testable statement
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sample
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individuals who are intended to represent the population.
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variable
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any factor thats thought to be signifigant to human behavior
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