Sociology Key Terms For Midterm Ch 6-10

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dyad

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group consisting of 2 people

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triad

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group consisting of 3 people

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instrumenal leader

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task oriented (no mercy/ no sick days) you get the job done.

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primary group

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group characterized by long term, intimate association, face to face contact.

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reference group

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group we use as a standard to evaluate ourselves.

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secondary group

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larger, impersonal group, not alot of face to face contact.

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alienation

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sense of being cut off rom final product.
no 1st name basis
cut off from society

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bureaucracy

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formal organization w/ hierarchy of authority.

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control theory

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controls work against our tendencys to deviate.

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deviance

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any behavior that deviates from the norm.

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differential association

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idea that learning to deviate, or conform to ocieties norms is influenced by the people we associate with.

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labeling theory

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the labels people are given effect their behaviors and other perceptions of them.

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medicalization of deviance

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if a man is sick he can be treated.

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stigma

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blemish, that discredits a person from having a normal indentity.

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class conciousness

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awareness of a common identity based on ones position in the means of production(women don't get education because they are less inteligent.)

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false conciousness

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refers to workers indentify w/ the interests of capitalists.

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social stratification

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layering of groups of people according to wealth, power, and prestige

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bourgeoisie

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Marx's term for the capitalists who own the means of production.

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feminization of poverty

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most poor families are headed by women.
women get paid less 4 the same jobs

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Horatio Alger Myth

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anybody can get ahead in society through hard work.

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power elite

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people in the top positions of power/ prestige. (the puppet masters)

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status inconsistency

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someone ranks high on some dimensions of social class but low on others

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structural mobility

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changes in the social class based off changes in structure of society.
dot com boom
stock market crash