WGU C273 Introduction to Sociology
Unit 2 NEW VERSION
self-concept - ✔Yolanda thinks of herself as spontaneous and outgoing. At a party, she
will introduce herself to strangers; in a class, she is likely to strike up a conversation
with her classmates. Sociologists call this aspect of personality, _____.
a study that considers whether people who were entering college during the Vietnam
era are more politically active than those who were younger or older during the Vietnam
war. - ✔Which of the following studies would be following the life course approach?
the "play" phase - ✔A young child has a tea party with her dolls and pretends to be the
mother. What is this an example of?
the game stage - ✔Recognizing the "generalized other" accompanies which stage of a
child's life:
taboo - ✔A _____ is an action that is forbidden or sacred depending on strong cultural
beliefs.
enculturation - ✔New members of a sorority learn the appropriate behavior and dress at
a chapter meeting through _______.
counterculture - ✔Radicals or anarchists would be considered members of a ______.
modernization - ✔The increasing popularity of meeting via webcam is an example of the
_________ of world culture.
An American finds it rude when a Chinese person burps loudly at dinner. - ✔Which of
the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
transsexual - ✔At birth, Alex's sex was assigned as "male," but Alex later underwent
surgery at 28 years old to transition to a female body. Alex would be considered a
_______.
A child's gender may determine how they are treated and essentially affect how they
perceive themselves. - ✔What does gender have to do with socialization?
norms - ✔Each culture has certain _______, or culturally accepted ways of doing things
that apply to everyday life.
particular others - ✔Figures who significantly impact a child's life enough to affect their
observations and internalization of social behavior. Also known as significant others.
, life course - ✔The study of the roles, attitudes, and behaviors that are appropriate for a
particular stage of life.
bisexuality - ✔The orientation in which one has sexual attraction toward any sex or
gender identity.
self-concept - ✔A fixed understanding that an individual has of themselves regardless of
social context.
agents of socialization - ✔People and entities that influence an individual's development
of self and provide social environments and contexts.
self-image - ✔A perception that we have of ourselves that can change and fluctuate in
different social contexts.
play - ✔An activity done for pleasure that lacks structure or rules.
asexuality - ✔The chronic absence of sexual attraction toward any sex or gender
identity.
sexual identity - ✔The way an individual defines their sexual attraction. Also referred to
as sexual orientation.
gendered marketing - ✔A form of advertising that targets and appeals to a specific
gender in order to sell a product or service.
family - ✔The fundamental and often first social group for an individual; a family
frequently consists of biological relatives to the individual, but more generally, it has
strong emotional ties to and is instrumental in raising the individual.
game - ✔An activity done for pleasure that has definitive rules, organization, and
structure.
norm - ✔Cultural expectations or rules for behavior.
sexual orientation - ✔The inclination of an individual's sexual attraction.
values - ✔Collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and desirable or
undesirable in a given culture.
gay - ✔A common synonym for "homosexual," often (but not always) referring to men.
heterosexuality - ✔The orientation in which one's primary sexual attraction is toward the
opposite sex.
Unit 2 NEW VERSION
self-concept - ✔Yolanda thinks of herself as spontaneous and outgoing. At a party, she
will introduce herself to strangers; in a class, she is likely to strike up a conversation
with her classmates. Sociologists call this aspect of personality, _____.
a study that considers whether people who were entering college during the Vietnam
era are more politically active than those who were younger or older during the Vietnam
war. - ✔Which of the following studies would be following the life course approach?
the "play" phase - ✔A young child has a tea party with her dolls and pretends to be the
mother. What is this an example of?
the game stage - ✔Recognizing the "generalized other" accompanies which stage of a
child's life:
taboo - ✔A _____ is an action that is forbidden or sacred depending on strong cultural
beliefs.
enculturation - ✔New members of a sorority learn the appropriate behavior and dress at
a chapter meeting through _______.
counterculture - ✔Radicals or anarchists would be considered members of a ______.
modernization - ✔The increasing popularity of meeting via webcam is an example of the
_________ of world culture.
An American finds it rude when a Chinese person burps loudly at dinner. - ✔Which of
the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
transsexual - ✔At birth, Alex's sex was assigned as "male," but Alex later underwent
surgery at 28 years old to transition to a female body. Alex would be considered a
_______.
A child's gender may determine how they are treated and essentially affect how they
perceive themselves. - ✔What does gender have to do with socialization?
norms - ✔Each culture has certain _______, or culturally accepted ways of doing things
that apply to everyday life.
particular others - ✔Figures who significantly impact a child's life enough to affect their
observations and internalization of social behavior. Also known as significant others.
, life course - ✔The study of the roles, attitudes, and behaviors that are appropriate for a
particular stage of life.
bisexuality - ✔The orientation in which one has sexual attraction toward any sex or
gender identity.
self-concept - ✔A fixed understanding that an individual has of themselves regardless of
social context.
agents of socialization - ✔People and entities that influence an individual's development
of self and provide social environments and contexts.
self-image - ✔A perception that we have of ourselves that can change and fluctuate in
different social contexts.
play - ✔An activity done for pleasure that lacks structure or rules.
asexuality - ✔The chronic absence of sexual attraction toward any sex or gender
identity.
sexual identity - ✔The way an individual defines their sexual attraction. Also referred to
as sexual orientation.
gendered marketing - ✔A form of advertising that targets and appeals to a specific
gender in order to sell a product or service.
family - ✔The fundamental and often first social group for an individual; a family
frequently consists of biological relatives to the individual, but more generally, it has
strong emotional ties to and is instrumental in raising the individual.
game - ✔An activity done for pleasure that has definitive rules, organization, and
structure.
norm - ✔Cultural expectations or rules for behavior.
sexual orientation - ✔The inclination of an individual's sexual attraction.
values - ✔Collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and desirable or
undesirable in a given culture.
gay - ✔A common synonym for "homosexual," often (but not always) referring to men.
heterosexuality - ✔The orientation in which one's primary sexual attraction is toward the
opposite sex.
