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sociology test 1
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
02/12/2009

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symbolic interactionism
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-interact with invironment to define self. Symbolic refers to languag, religion, art and other shit. 
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Structural Functionalism- 
Definition
belief that there are levels of structure that keep people stable and safe.
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Weber-
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emphasized rationality
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Compte-
Definition
coined sociology, believed it must be sientific
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Karl Marx –
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Marxism-class is the organizing principle of social life urged materialism over idealism
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multiculturalism
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-study of many cultures
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postmodernism-
Definition
challenges structural emphasis in society, people are free to interact freely though the world
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Enthnocentrism
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-mine's better
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Counterculture-
Definition
gain identity by opposing status quo
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Subculture
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-subsection of culture with unifying traits
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norms-
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rules of how to behave, justified by values
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mores
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-more important than norms, but not mandated by law. (flipflops at interview)
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folkways-
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simple norms, like manners
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cultural lag/Ogburn-
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advances in technology occur quicker than cultural adaption to these advances
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Impression management-
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not just reacting to others, controlling your behavior to control OTHERS perception of you
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role performance
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-knowing how to act in your roles.
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groups
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-share norms values and expectation
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bureaucracies-
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division of labor, hierarchies, impersonality
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Content analysis
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-analyzing texts of media, literature etc, then making observations
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Surveys
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-most common tool of sociologists
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Interviews-
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most common of qualitative types. Usually purposive samples
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Lenore Jacobson Robert Rosenthal
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-self fulfilling
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“going native”-
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immersion in test subject's world.
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The IRB-
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Institutional review boards, keep standards and ethics in experiments

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generalized other
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-internalized sense of other humans' expectations. 
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primary socialization
Definition
-childhood, basic behavioral patterns 
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 secondary socialization
Definition
-adapt to new patterns of behavior while abandoning the old in your life.
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