sociology chapters 1-4
1. Culture
a. The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior.
2. Society
a. People when live in the same territory, independent of people outside their area, and participate in a common culture.
3. Ethnocentrism
a. Refer to the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.
b. William graham sumner
4. Subculture
a. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that differs from the pattern of the larger society.
5. Social interaction
a. Refer to the ways in which people respond to one another, where face to face or over the telephone or on the computer.
6. Culture lag
a. Refer to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still struggling to adapt to new material conditions
b. William. Ogburn
7. Dramaturgical approach
a. Goffman (1959)
b. People resemble performers in action
8. Master status
a. A status that dominates others & determines a person’s general position in society.
9. Role strain
a. Describe the difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations.
i. Role conflict describes situation of a person dealing with the challenge of occupying two social positions
10. Achieved status
a. A social position that a person attains largely through his/her own efforts
11. Norms
a. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society
b. Significant- shared & understood
12. Cultural shock
a. Anyone who feels disoriented, uncertain out of place or even fearful when immersed in a unfamiliar culture may experience
13. Sociology
a. Simply, scientific study of social behavior and human groups
14. Gender roles
a. Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females
15. Ascribed status
a. Assigned to a person by society without regard for the person’s unique talents or characteristics
i.
a. The totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior.
2. Society
a. People when live in the same territory, independent of people outside their area, and participate in a common culture.
3. Ethnocentrism
a. Refer to the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.
b. William graham sumner
4. Subculture
a. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs, rules, and traditions that differs from the pattern of the larger society.
5. Social interaction
a. Refer to the ways in which people respond to one another, where face to face or over the telephone or on the computer.
6. Culture lag
a. Refer to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still struggling to adapt to new material conditions
b. William. Ogburn
7. Dramaturgical approach
a. Goffman (1959)
b. People resemble performers in action
8. Master status
a. A status that dominates others & determines a person’s general position in society.
9. Role strain
a. Describe the difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations.
i. Role conflict describes situation of a person dealing with the challenge of occupying two social positions
10. Achieved status
a. A social position that a person attains largely through his/her own efforts
11. Norms
a. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society
b. Significant- shared & understood
12. Cultural shock
a. Anyone who feels disoriented, uncertain out of place or even fearful when immersed in a unfamiliar culture may experience
13. Sociology
a. Simply, scientific study of social behavior and human groups
14. Gender roles
a. Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females
15. Ascribed status
a. Assigned to a person by society without regard for the person’s unique talents or characteristics
i.