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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/21/2013

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Term
Enculturation
Definition
acquiring culture
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Cosmology
Definition
a unified picture of the world
Term
Proxemics
Definition
space between people
Term
4 Proxemics
Definition
Public Space, Social, Personal, Intimate
Term
Public Space
Definition
12-25 feet; between audience and speaker
Term
Social Space
Definition
4-10ft; business associates and strangers
Term
Personal Space
Definition
2-4ft; friends and family
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Intimate Space
Definition
touching; very close loved ones
Term
Rumor
Definition
unconfirmed info
Term
Rumors are likely when there is plenty of ________ and a lack of _________
Definition
interest, info
Term
Strength of rumor depends on:
Definition
Importance to person
and
Amount of info
Term
Allport and Postman's Laws of Distortion
Definition
Leveling
Sharpening
Assimilation
Term
Leveling
Definition
retell something in a short way
Term
Sharpening
Definition
emphasis on small details
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Assimilation (Law of Distortion, not the other one)
Definition
details are added or removed
Term
Personal Motivations for Rumors
Definition
Malice
Jealousy
Self-Pleasure/Importance
Boredom
Paranoia/Fear
Insecurity
Term
How to end a rumor:
Definition
1. Deny the false dichotomy of yes and no; require an explanation

2. Place the burden of proof on storyteller
Term
5 ways to mislead
Definition
1.Allege a Conspiracy
2. Use fake experts
3. Only choose evidence that supports lie
4. Create impossible standards
5. Use logical Fallacies
6. Manufacture doubt
Term
Cognitive Culture
Definition
culture through ideas and language
Term
Values
Definition
what is desirable in life for a society
Term
Moral Intelligence
Definition
derp
Term
Norms
Definition
appropriate behavior
Term
Order of Norms
Definition
Laws
Taboos
Mores
Folkways
Term
Laws
Definition
duh
Term
Taboos
Definition
Acts which a society views as disgusting, vile, or just down right awful. No real punishment though
Term
Mores
Definition
Strict Norms
Term
Folkways
Definition
Loose norms that aren't really enforced in any way
Term
Looking Glass Self
Definition
understanding of self based on interaction with others
Term
Piaget's Cognitive Theory of Development Stages
Definition
1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
3. Concrete Operational
4. Formal Operational
Term
Sensorimotor
Definition
1st stage of cognitive development(birth to 2 years); identifying consequences and there is some control over the world
Term
Preoperational Stage
Definition
2nd stage of cognitive development (2-7); understanding and establishing mental representations, but no organization; egocentric world
Term
Concrete Operational Stage
Definition
3rd stage of cognitive development (7-11); establishment of rules and strategies of living; understand the reversibility of actions
Term
Formal Operational Stage
Definition
4th stage of cognitive development (11-16); understand and create abstract thought; make hypotheses and test them
Term
Socialization
Definition
the process of undergoing enculturation
Term
Three types of Socialization
Definition
1. Primary Socialization
2. Adult Socialization
3. Resocialization
Term
Primary Socialization
Definition
the passing along of basic info and skills
Term
Adult Socialization
Definition
passing along life experience
Term
Resocialization
Definition
the process of making one acclimate himself to a new society (i.e the marines)
Term
Ritual Rejection
Definition
the stripping of identity
Term
Ritual Death
Definition
the giving up of an old indentity
Term
Ritual Rebirth
Definition
The accepting of new identity
Term
Agents of Socialization
Definition
Family, peers, schools, education, media
Term
Ways T.V socializes
Definition
1. Informs about events
2. Variety of Folk introduced
3. Viewpoints
4. Advertising
5. Entertainment
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