Breaching Experiment: Peep into a Stranger’s Phone Jia Lu Introduction A folkway has three characteristics. First‚ it is a rule of behavior—what is acceptable by the society‚ what is not. Second‚ the rule is loosely enforced‚ and breaching does not entail serious repercussions. A person can be arrested if he breaks the law‚ for instance; but only eyeballed or laughed at if he breaches a folkway. Third‚ a folkway is rooted in social and cultural context. In most areas of China‚ for example‚ eating
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Quiz #1 Part 1 of 1 - 25.0 Points Question 1 of 25 1.0 Points According to Max Weber‚ the Protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth of _____A___. A. capitalism B. democracy C. socialism D. bureaucracy Question 2 of 25 1.0 Points Karl Marx suggested that the force which drives human history and is at the core of human progress is ___A_____. A. class conflict B. religion C. family D. education Question
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* Culture: consists of the beliefs‚ behaviors‚ objects‚ and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society. * Through culture‚ people and groups define themselves‚ conform to society’s shared values‚ and contribute to society. Thus‚ culture includes many societal aspects: language‚ customs‚ values‚ norms‚ mores‚ rules‚ tools‚ technologies‚ products‚ organizations‚ and institutions. * Cultural universals = common to all cultures. * Material and Non‐Material
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Swing Kids 1. Hamburg‚ Germany. 1939. The main character‚ a young‚ German man named Peter Muller‚ was very traumatized by what the Nazi’s and Gestapo (the terrorist political police of the Nazi regime founded by Hermann Göring‚ whose purpose was to persecute all political opponents of the Nazi regime) did to his father. Over the course of the movie‚ Peter went through a change; he saw his father in a new light‚ and realized what really mattered in the world around him. Peter’s father was a violinist
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physical objects or artifacts . *NON-MATERIAL -aspetcs of culture is the meaning and substance inherent in culture . COMPONENTS OF CULTURE norms – are often to described as social . These are guides or model . Folkways- they are repitetive or typical habits folkways is the customary ways . Mores -as a consequence ‚ violations of mores result in disaprovable and even severe punishment . Laws- decleration of human rights . Values- represent the standards we use to evaluate
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1. Compare the absolutist‚ relativist‚ and social power perspectives. Which perspective do you believe would best describe your approach to deviance? Why would you choose this approach? Which of these approaches exhibits the most respect for deviant’s choice of behavior? The absolutist perspective‚ dominated by religious settings‚ hold that deviance is universal and what is wrong in one place‚ is wrong everywhere. This tactic to describing deviance rests on the supposition that all human behavior
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types also. Main three are informal‚ formal and folkways. Informal laws are generally understood but not precisely recorded (Schaeffer 2018‚61). Formal laws are norms that generally have been written down and specify strict punishments for violators (Schaeffer 2018‚ 61). Folkways are informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture (Sumner‚ 1959/1906). The norm I broke was actually a folkway norm which we use for daily life. Norm varies
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market place outlet Some norms are considered folkways and others are considered mores norms. Looking around at what people were doing‚ a man walked right by me while I was sitting down enjoying my mojo frozen yogurt while doing my observation. He looked at me‚ and asked if I was going to finish up my cup of frozen yogurt because it looked delicious. Now‚ we both laughed and went on about his business and so did I. what this man did‚ is called a folkway norm‚ because it wasn’t as serious as robbing
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The sociological imagination is a complex concept that involves many components to make it whole. One component of the sociological imagination is that it is inspired by a readiness to view the world from the perspective of others. The imagination also includes stepping back from looking at the individual‚ and instead taking a focus on the social‚ economic‚ and historical circumstances that surround the issue that could have caused the problem. Furthermore‚ the sociological imagination allows
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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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