UNL SOCIOLOGY 101 EXAM 1
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achieved status - ANSWER-positions that are earned, accomplished, or involved at
least some effort or activity on the individual's part (teacher, husband, doctor, not
female or male)
agents of socialization - ANSWER-people or groups that affect our self concept,
attitudes, behaviors, or other orientations toward life
anticipatory socialization - ANSWER-the process of learning in advanced an
anticipated future role or status
ascribed status - ANSWER-A position an individual either inherits at birth or receives
involuntarily later in life (race, ethnicity, gender)
background assumption - ANSWER-a deeply embedded, common understanding of
how the world operates and how people ought to act
back-stage performance - ANSWER-places where people rest from their
performances, discuss their presentations and plan their future performances
bourgeoisie vs proletariat - ANSWER-B: Marx's term for capitalists, those who do not
own the means of production
P:Marx's term for working class citizens, those who own the means of production
conflict theory - ANSWER-A theoretical framework in which society is viewed as
composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources
corridor curriculum - ANSWER-What students teach one another outside of the
classroom
cultural diffusion - ANSWER-The spread of cultural traits from one group to another;
includes both material and nonmaterial cultural traits
cultural leveling - ANSWER-The process of transmitting values from one group to
another; often refers to how cultural traits are transmitted across generations; in
education, the ways in which schools transmit a society's culture, especially its core
values
cultural relativism - ANSWER-Cultural relativism is the principle of regarding the
beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself.
, culture - ANSWER-The language, beliefs, blues, norms, behaviors, and even
material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation the
the next
culture shock - ANSWER-The disorientation that people experience when they come
in contact with a fundamentally different culture and can no longer depend on their
taken-for-granted assumptions about life
definition of sociology - ANSWER-the study of the development, structure, and
functioning of human society.
degradation ceremony - ANSWER-is a ritual in which someone experiences
negative, often extremely embarrassing events in the presence of others.
dramaturgy - ANSWER-an approach pioneered by erving goffman in which social life
is analyzed in terms of drama or the stage
ethnocentrism - ANSWER-The use of one's own culture as a yardstick for judging of
other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their
values, norms, and behaviors.
ethnomethodology - ANSWER-The study of how people use background
assumptions to make sense out of life
ferdinand tonnies: gelleschaft &gemeinschaft - ANSWER-gemeinschaft: A type of
society in which life is intimate; a community in which everyone knows everyone else
and people share a sense of togetherness
gelleschaft: A type of society that is dominated by impersonal relationships,
individual accomplishments and self-interest
front-stage performance - ANSWER-Place where people give performances of
everyday life
functionalism - ANSWER-Holds that every pattern of activity in society (i.e. structure)
makes some kind of positive or negative contribution to that society.
gender socialization - ANSWER-The process through which males and females
learn gender roles (the behaviors and activities expected of someone who is male,
female or some other gender).
-Some parents may choose not to convey or resist the larger societal expectations to
be one of two genders. Children can also learn about gender in indirect ways, when
they observe others behaviors or see it on the media.
generalized other - ANSWER-the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of
people in general, the childs ability to take the role of the generalized other is a
significant step in the development of a self
gestures - ANSWER-the ways in which people use their bodies to communicate with
one another
REVIEW WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
achieved status - ANSWER-positions that are earned, accomplished, or involved at
least some effort or activity on the individual's part (teacher, husband, doctor, not
female or male)
agents of socialization - ANSWER-people or groups that affect our self concept,
attitudes, behaviors, or other orientations toward life
anticipatory socialization - ANSWER-the process of learning in advanced an
anticipated future role or status
ascribed status - ANSWER-A position an individual either inherits at birth or receives
involuntarily later in life (race, ethnicity, gender)
background assumption - ANSWER-a deeply embedded, common understanding of
how the world operates and how people ought to act
back-stage performance - ANSWER-places where people rest from their
performances, discuss their presentations and plan their future performances
bourgeoisie vs proletariat - ANSWER-B: Marx's term for capitalists, those who do not
own the means of production
P:Marx's term for working class citizens, those who own the means of production
conflict theory - ANSWER-A theoretical framework in which society is viewed as
composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources
corridor curriculum - ANSWER-What students teach one another outside of the
classroom
cultural diffusion - ANSWER-The spread of cultural traits from one group to another;
includes both material and nonmaterial cultural traits
cultural leveling - ANSWER-The process of transmitting values from one group to
another; often refers to how cultural traits are transmitted across generations; in
education, the ways in which schools transmit a society's culture, especially its core
values
cultural relativism - ANSWER-Cultural relativism is the principle of regarding the
beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself.
, culture - ANSWER-The language, beliefs, blues, norms, behaviors, and even
material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation the
the next
culture shock - ANSWER-The disorientation that people experience when they come
in contact with a fundamentally different culture and can no longer depend on their
taken-for-granted assumptions about life
definition of sociology - ANSWER-the study of the development, structure, and
functioning of human society.
degradation ceremony - ANSWER-is a ritual in which someone experiences
negative, often extremely embarrassing events in the presence of others.
dramaturgy - ANSWER-an approach pioneered by erving goffman in which social life
is analyzed in terms of drama or the stage
ethnocentrism - ANSWER-The use of one's own culture as a yardstick for judging of
other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their
values, norms, and behaviors.
ethnomethodology - ANSWER-The study of how people use background
assumptions to make sense out of life
ferdinand tonnies: gelleschaft &gemeinschaft - ANSWER-gemeinschaft: A type of
society in which life is intimate; a community in which everyone knows everyone else
and people share a sense of togetherness
gelleschaft: A type of society that is dominated by impersonal relationships,
individual accomplishments and self-interest
front-stage performance - ANSWER-Place where people give performances of
everyday life
functionalism - ANSWER-Holds that every pattern of activity in society (i.e. structure)
makes some kind of positive or negative contribution to that society.
gender socialization - ANSWER-The process through which males and females
learn gender roles (the behaviors and activities expected of someone who is male,
female or some other gender).
-Some parents may choose not to convey or resist the larger societal expectations to
be one of two genders. Children can also learn about gender in indirect ways, when
they observe others behaviors or see it on the media.
generalized other - ANSWER-the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of
people in general, the childs ability to take the role of the generalized other is a
significant step in the development of a self
gestures - ANSWER-the ways in which people use their bodies to communicate with
one another
