Test 2

Front 1

From a sociological point of veiw "who we are" or our sense of self revolves around our

Back 1

social relationships

Front 2

_______ refers to the environment or interaction experiences that make up every individual's life.

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Nurture

Front 3

_______ is the term for human genetic makeup or biological inheritance.

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Nature

Front 4

Groups that are characterized by face to face contact and strong emotional ties among member

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primary groups

Front 5

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

Front 6

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

Front 7

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

Front 8

The three stages of role-taking (in the correct sequence)

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-prepatory
-play
-games

Front 9

According to the theory of the looking-glass self, ________ is critical to self awareness.

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imagining other's reactions

Front 10

One of the most important messages of Ch 5 is that

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reality is a social construction

Front 11

The global story of the transmission of HIV/AIDS revolves around the theme of

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social interaction

Front 12

When sociologists studt social interaction, they seek to indentify and understand?

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context and content

Front 13

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

Front 14

Emile Durkheim used the general term ________ to describe the ties that bind people to one another in a society

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solidarity

Front 15

social order and cohesion based on a common conscience or uniform thinking and behavior is

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mechanical solidarity

Front 16

In societies characterized by ____________, people relate to one another in terms of their specialized roles.

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organic solidarity

Front 17

Sociologists use the word social status to mean

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a position in a social structure

Front 18

A/An _________ is behavior expected of a status in relationship to another status.

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role

Front 19

The ___________ associated with a role define what a person assuming that role can demand or expect from others.

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rights

Front 20

Role ____________ is a predicament in which conflicting expectations are associated with a single role.

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strain

Front 21

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

Front 22

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

Front 23

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

Front 26

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

Front 29

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

Front 30

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