Midterm Vocab

Question 1

conflict theory

Answer 1

• society is an area of conflict and change motivated by fight over resources and power
• Karl Marx

Question 2

structural functionalism

Answer 2

• society has parts that come together to make something work
• society is a stable system of interrelated parts that work together to function as a whole
• the engine

Question 3

symbolic interactionism

Answer 3

• face-to-face interaction is the building block for all of society
• the hand

Question 4

beginner’s mind

Answer 4

• approaches the world without knowing in advance what it will find
• creates culture shock in an attempt to see the familiar through an outsider’s eyes

Question 5

sociological imagination

Answer 5

• involves being able to look beyond the individual to see the cultural and historical context
• asks the where and when

Question 6

culture

Answer 6

• entire way a group of people come together

passed on from generation to generation

Question 7

values

Answer 7

• set of shared beliefs that a group of people consider to be worthwhile or desirable in life

Question 8

norms

Answer 8

• rules and guidelines regarding acceptable behavior

- develops from our values

Question 9

multiculturalism

Answer 9

values diverse racial, ethnic, national, and linguistic backgrounds and so encourages the retention of cultural differences within society, rather than assimilation

Question 10

socialization

Answer 10

the process by which a society, culture, or group teaches individuals to become functioning members, and the process by which individuals learn and internalize the values and norms of the group

Question 11

culture shock

Answer 11

sense of disorientation that occurs when you enter a radically new environment

Question 12

ethnocentrism

Answer 12

belief that one’s culture is better than another

Question 13

3 types of conformity

Answer 13

compliance, identification, internalization

Question 14

group

Answer 14

a collection of people who not only share some attributes but identify with eachother and have ongoing social interaction

Question 15

dominant culture

Answer 15

values, norms, and practices of the group in society that is most powerful in terms of wealth, prestige, status, and influence

Question 16

subculture

Answer 16

group within society that is differentiated by its distinctive norms, values, and lifestyle

Question 17

counterculture

Answer 17

groups within society that openly rejects or actively opposes society’s values and norms

Question 18

cultural diffusion

Answer 18

allows technologies to become globalized

Question 19

cultural leveling

Answer 19

erasing past pieces of culture and replacing it with something new

Question 20

resocialization

Answer 20

discarding previous norms and values and replacing them with new ones as you age