Midterm Soc- Chapter 3

Question 1

a psychological study where participants were placed in a group and asked to identify which line on a card matched another line, but the majority of the group (who were secretly confederates) deliberately gave the wrong answer, demonstrating how people tend to conform to the group opinion even when they know it’s incorrect

Answer 1

Asch’s Experiment on Peer Pressure

Question 2

a person’s skills, knowledge, and abilities, or a person’s potential to achieve well-being

Answer 2

Human Capacities

Question 3

an individual’s acceptance of a set of norms and values (established by others) through socialisation

Answer 3

Internalization

Question 4

the concept that a person’s self-image is largely based on how they believe others perceive them, essentially acting like a mirror reflecting their perceived appearance and judgments back to them

Answer 4

Looking Glass Self

Question 5

large-scale organizations which use one or more of these technologies (print, radio, or television) to communicate with large numbers of people

Answer 5

Mass Media

Question 6

how much a person’s traits are due to genetics (nature) versus their environment (nurture)

Answer 6

Nature vs Nuture

Question 7

the influence of a group or individual on another person to alter their behaviour so they become accepted by a peer group

Answer 7

Peer Pressure

Question 8

the process of learning new values, norms, and behaviors to adapt to a new role or social environment

Answer 8

Resocialization

Question 9

the absence of social interactions, contacts, and relationships with family and friends, with neighbors on an individual level, and with “society at large” on a broader level.

Answer 9

Social Isolation

Question 10

a closed social system in which life is organized by strict norms, rules, and schedules, and what happens within it is determined by a single authority whose will is carried out by staff who enforce the rules. Ex: prison

Answer 10

Total Institutions