USE THE GREEN SKINNY 100 ct SCANTRON Houston Community College – Southwest EXAM 2 (ch. 3-4) – SPRING 2015 Research Methods and Culture Introduction to Sociology – SOCI 1301 Short answers and completed scan-tron due at beginning of class on Wednesday‚ MARCH 25. Choose the BEST answer. Bubble in the letter on the scantron that corresponds with the BEST answer (1 pt each) 1) While the findings of sociologists may at times seem like common sense‚ they differ from common sense because they rest on
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norms are elements of nonmaterial culture. For example‚ in some cultures like in Saudi Arad men during special holidays they share nose kisses. There are different types of norms‚ some are: Mores‚ folkways‚ ideal‚ and real. Mores are norms that have more stricter laws and get worst punishments. Folkways are norms that allow a large amount of individual interpretation within certain limits. People who disobey the traditions‚ are look upon them as unusual and weird. According to the book‚ they explain
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Robert Merton work focuses most directly on the relationship between anomie and deviant behavior. Anomie develops when society teaches people to want or need certain things‚ but fails to provide legitimate opportunities to get those things. In effect‚ society creates appetites that cannot be satisfied by complying within its norms.
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March 5‚ 2013 Assignment #1 Interpreting Culture‚ Values and Norms in Taiyo Na’s “Lovely to Me” Taiyo Na’s “Lovely to Me” video touches on several social questions. A catalogue of Na’s observations of his immigrant mother’s love for him while enduring the hardships of trying to make it in today’s America‚ at the heart of “Lovely to Me” is his profound appreciation for his mother as she confronts a new society with a differing culture than hers. While Na expresses social conflict‚ he also identifies
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Difficulty: Easy 6. (p. 89) People who violate folkways are considered to be evil or bad. Difficulty: Medium 7. (p. 90) Folkways include rituals and symbolic behavior. Difficulty: Medium 8. (p. 90) The bow that is given by a Japanese business executive to another business executive is an example of symbolic behavior. Difficulty: Medium 9. (p. 90) Mores have much greater significance than folkways. Difficulty: Medium 10. (p. 91) If
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in a desk‚ and they expect the teacher to stand at the front of the classroom. Without this norm‚ the student would walk into a classroom not knowing if they should sit in the desk‚ or stand at the front of the classroom. One of type of norm are folkways‚ which are very small norms that are broken often‚ and usually there is little or no repercussion for breaking them. The repercussion for breaking norms is known as sanctions. External sanctions are the punishments given by other people‚ such as
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Sociology Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity. For many sociologists the goal is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare‚ while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter ranges from the micro level of individual agency and interaction to the macro
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Chapter One: Each perspective uniquely explains society‚ social forces‚ and human behavior. “Functionalist perspectives are based on the assumption that society is a stable‚ orderly system” (16). They say that the majority of members share a common set of values‚ beliefs‚ and behavioral expectations (16). I believe that our society has to have certain people‚ things‚ and parts to function properly. This is where the functionalism would come in. We need one thing to keep the other things going.
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and respected. Norms- rules of conduct that guide people’s behavior in specific situations Sanction- a penalty for norm violation as well as approval or disapproval for norm adherence More (more-ays)- society’s standard of proper moral conduct Folkways- informal norms that lack moral significance and suggest customary ways of behaving Laws- formal norms that are enforced by the legal power authorities Symbol- anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people in a society Values-
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1. Define culture and differentiate between material and nonmaterial culture. Culture is a socially learned and transmitted behavior. Ideas‚ norms‚ values and beliefs are largely dependent on the kind of culture we belong to as the products of this culture. The non material aspects of any culture are its beliefs‚ customs‚ philosophy‚ patterns and ways of communication (verbal and non-verbal) and its government. The material aspect of culture consists of the physical. These are houses‚ food items
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