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SOCIOLOGY QUIZ 1

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Question 1: impression management

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the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences (Goffman)

Question 2: scientific method

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defining a problem, reviewing the literature, formulating a hypothesis, selecting the research design and collecting and analyzing data, drawing a conclusion

Question 3: invention

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the combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not exist before

Question 4: mores

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norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society

Question 5: formal norm

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a norm that has been written down and that specifies strict punishments for violators

Question 6: rite of passage

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a ritual marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another

Question 7: quantitative research

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collects and reports data primarily in numerical form

Question 8: socialization

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process of how people learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture

Question 9: George Herbert Mead

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interectionist perspective- sociological framework-human beings are viewed as living in a world of meaningful objects theory of the self, as people mature their selves begin to reflect their concern about reactions form others

Question 10: Erving Goffman

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dramaturgical approach- people are theatrical performers, you will act differently in different places in daily lives we try to convey distinct impressions of who we are

Question 11: etnocentrism

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the tendency to assume that ones culture and way of life are the norm or superior way of life

Question 12: innovation

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the process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture through discovery or invention

Question 13: Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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the role of language in shaping our interpretation of reality/expierences

Question 14: validity

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refers to the degree to which a measure or scale truly reflects the phenomenon under study

Question 15: facework

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the efforts people make to maintain the proper image and avoid public embarrassment

Question 16: discovery

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the process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality

Question 17: cultural universals

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a common practice or belief found in every culture

Question 18: dorminant ideology

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a set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain a powerful social, economic, and political interest

Question 19: Emile Durkheim

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Father of Sociology; made sociology a science; worked on suicide and how society functions and regulates itself

Question 20: Karl Max

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the communist manifesto; working class should overthrow the existing class; emphasized group identifications and associations that influence an individuals place in society

Question 21: latent function

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unconscious or unintended functions that may reflect hidden purposes of an institution

Question 22: manifest function

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institutions are open stated and conscious functions

Question 23: informal norm

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a norm that is generally understood but not precisely recorded

Question 24: functionalist perspective

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emphasizes the the way in which parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability

Question 25: folkway

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a norm governing everyday behavior

Question 26: material culture

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the physical or technical aspects of our daily lives

Question 27: sociobiology

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the scientific study of the biological aspects of social behavior in animals and humans