Unit 4 Test Flashcards
(26 cards)
Physical touch and early development
The human ability to talk, walk, love, and even laugh is dependent on sustained and intimate interaction with others.
(Monkey ex.)
Impact of strong social networks on suicide rates
People who lack strong ties to social groups are more likely to commit suicide
Develops our own personalities by allowing us to learn the mental, physical, and social skills needed to function in society.
Socialization
Factors in Peer-Group formation
- Usually same age and social status
- Provide companionship
- Create social codes for approved behavior
- Greatest during adolescence
Made up of people whom we admire and want to emulate
Reference group
Peer-Group influence in adolescent years
- Encourages a high level of conformity
- Swayed to follow trends
- Desire to gain acceptance
People surround themselves with others who have something to offer them
(ex. security, popularity, tutoring)
In-group
A person feels he or she does not identify with or does not belong to.
Associations may feel uncomfortable or awkward, competitive, or even hostile.
Out-group
Social ties that link us together with other people
Social network
Consists of those with whom you are closely linked to emotionally and socially
(ex. family, spouses, social groups)
Primary group
Judged by how well a task is performed or a goal is achieved
(ex. teacher, boss)
Secondary group
Individuals are guided by what each stands to gain or lose from others.
This approach can be applied to individuals in-group.
Social-exchange analysis
Family role in socialization
- First basic unit of socialization
- Help children be contributing members of society
- Adopt good and bad habits as well as quirks/personalities
- Taught to obey laws and treat people fairly
Two adults who form a family by bearing or adopting children
Family of Procreation
Factors in successful marriage
- High level of education
- Children after marriage
- Long duration
- Equal roles and opportunities
Relationship between childcare and infant mortality rate
Higher mortality rates for children born outside the bond of marriage
Parents and their dependent children
Nuclear family
A nuclear family as well as other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
Extended family
Reasons for declining birthrates
Parents are choosing to have less children because…
- More women in the workforce
- Values emphasize economic satisfaction
- More personal freedom
What adults report as most rewarding
Having and rearing children
Sociological perspective on religion and reasons for religion
1) Social cohesion - unites people through rituals, norms, values, and symbols
2) Social control - promotes conformity
3) Provide meaning and purpose - something greater than oneself
Life events that religion makes sacred
Traditions, marriage, reproduction, ceremonies
The elite say that everyone is equal in the religious institution and can, therefore, ignore all the unfair sanctions, labels, or statuses placed on the poor.
Modern Conflict Theory of religion
Percentage of Americans who say religion is important to them
55%
