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Sociology Midterm
UCSC Fall 07 Midterm Review
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
10/29/2007

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Sociology
Definition
A systematic study. Methods that can be replicated and come out with the same results.
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Sociological Imagination
Definition
The stuff we think only effects the individual, actually reflects larger social issues.
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Social Structure
Definition
Schools, religion, istitutions, gov.
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Structuration
Definition
Society effects our individual actions and how that in turn effects how society is reshaped.
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Globalization
Definition
Todays world, technology, credit cards, etc.
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Anomie
Definition
feeling of helplessness/powerless
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False Consciousness
Definition
people that are poor and being exploited, don't know that they're being exploited, but they DO know, taurantula
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Capitalism
Definition
$ economy/ everything is to make a profit. creates an inequality thats a goal: max profit @ the lowest cost.
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Double-consciousness
Definition
DuBois- Blacks always have to think about what whites thought about them
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Symbolic Interactionism
Definition
Theory. We base how we act due to how we thik others want us to act (excusing yourself for tripping) OOPSIES
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Manifest Functions
Definition

Ex. Education

 

Obvious, what you see, what it's suppose to do (educate) 

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Latent Function
Definition

Ex. Education

 

Hidden (conformity/dicipline) 

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Macrosociology
Definition
Larger issues (public things) in society
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Microsociology
Definition
Private things
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Triangulation
Definition
using multiple research methods for better results
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Culture
Definition
Values, norms, material goods, society
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Society
Definition
groups of people in a place, with a common authority
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Nature
Definition

Heredity

 

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Nurture
Definition
after birth (social environment, nutrition, educaton, oppertunity
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Socialization
Definition
ongling process. continuing to learn from others
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Assimilation
Definition
wanting to chang epeoplt o fit into your culture
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Multiculturalism
Definition
ethnic groups exist separately and share equally in economic and political life
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
When you think that your culture, country, city is better/best.
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Cultural Relativism
Definition
The practice of judging a society by its own standards.
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Cultural Universal
Definition
Understanding that other cultures are okay
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Social Reproduction
Definition
Reproduce society
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Mead's Theory of Child Development
Definition
The I & the Me, impulse, develope normas & the generalized other
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Agents of socialization
Definition
Peers, friends, parents, media
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Social Roles
Definition
Expectations of someone in a given status
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Identity
Definition
Distinctive characteristics of a person and what's meaningful to them.
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Social Identity
Definition
Other people's contributions to your characteristics
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Gender Socialization
Definition
Learning Gender Roles (West and Zimmerman)
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Nonverbal Communications
Definition
How they look, act, body gestures, other than language
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Ethnomethodology
Definition
How people make sense of what others say or do in daily social interaction
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Interactional Vandalism
Definition
a person in a subordinate social position intentionally breaks the tacit rules of everyday interactions that are of value to the more powerful person.
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Response Cries
Definition
When we apologize in public (involuntary exclaimations in public)
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Impressions Management
Definition
the way you present yourself
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Front stage
Definition

Ex. Not liking your boss

How we act (nice to your boss at work)

 

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Back Stage
Definition

Ex. Not liking your boss

Letting go (bitch about your boss at home)

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Reference Groups
Definition
People you look up to, that you admire (parents, religious figures etc.)
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Transformational leaders
Definition
A leader who gives the members in the group a sense of mission or higher purpose in life.
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Groupthink
Definition
Like lemming. The group avoids thoughts/ actions that go aginst the group consensus.
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Bureaucracy
Definition
Organization w/ heirarchy of authority, rules, staffed by full-time salaried officials.
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