Test 1 Flashcards
(41 cards)
Culture relativism
Each culture relative to own values
Culture
Complex meaning and behavior that defines the way of life for a given group or society
Desocialization
New identification (prison, army)
Socialization
Lifelong process learning to be human
Cooley “looking glass self”
We see ourselves as others see us
Mead “role playing”
We use significant others as reference groups
Freud “conflict model”
Between the id and superego is the ego
Primary social interaction
Face to face, reoccurring, emotional attachment
secondary social interaction
Short lived, one location, no emotional attachment
Status
Who we are
Ascribed status
Born with, inherit
Achieved
Acquired after birth
Roles
Behaviors associated with status
Role set
Group of behavior
Deviance
Behavior that exceeds role tolerance
Perspectives of deviance
Religious, biological, medical, psychological, learning theory (learn subgroup norms), economic
Durkheim
Need to deviance to maintain boundaries
Labeling theory
Teacher labels kid as troublemaker, now seen as troublemaker
Primary deviance
Act or behavior labeled as deviant
Secondary deviance
If others treat you as deviant, you will fulfill that prophecy
Stigmatization
Labels have huge effects
Conflict model of deviance
Where do norms come from and who decides right from wrong?
Class based definition
Most influential decide laws
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports
Began in 1960s, collect and report data on index crimes
