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Chapter 3 | SOC - Contemporary Sociological Theory, Quizzes of Contemporary Sociology

Class: SOC - Contemporary Sociological Theory; Subject: Sociology; University: The College of Idaho; Term: Forever 1989;

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2011/2012

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TERM 1
age norms
DEFINITION 1
rules that define what people can do at certain ages
TERM 2
anticipatory socialization
DEFINITION 2
process in which people think about, experiment with, and
try on the behaviors associated with a new role
TERM 3
body
language
DEFINITION 3
physical motions and gestures that provide social signals
TERM 4
communication
DEFINITION 4
process by which people transmit information, ideas,
attitudes, and mental states to one another
TERM 5
conditioning
DEFINITION 5
form of learning in which the consequences of behavior
determine the probability of its future occurence
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age norms

rules that define what people can do at certain ages TERM 2

anticipatory socialization

DEFINITION 2 process in which people think about, experiment with, and try on the behaviors associated with a new role TERM 3

body

language

DEFINITION 3 physical motions and gestures that provide social signals TERM 4

communication

DEFINITION 4 process by which people transmit information, ideas, attitudes, and mental states to one another TERM 5

conditioning

DEFINITION 5 form of learning in which the consequences of behavior determine the probability of its future occurence

definition of the situation

a concept formulated by William I. Thomas, which refers to the interpretation or meaning people give to their immediate circumstances TERM 7

dramaturgical approach

DEFINITION 7 the sociological perspective with Erving Goffman that views the performances staged in a theater as an analytical analogy and tool for depicting social life TERM 8

egocentric bias

DEFINITION 8 tendency to place ourselves at the center of events so that we overperceive ourselves as the victim or target of an action or event that in reality is not directed at us TERM 9

euthanasia

DEFINITION 9 painless putting to death of an individual who suffers from an incurable and painful disease TERM 10

generalized other

DEFINITION 10 term George Herbert Mead applied to the social unit that gives individuals their unity of self. The attitude of the generalized other is the attitude of the larger community

looking glass self

process by which we imaginatively assume the stance of other people and view ourselves as we believe they see us TERM 17

observational learning

DEFINITION 17 learning through which happens when someone observes someone that acts a certain way and follow them TERM 18

paralanguage

DEFINITION 18 non-verbal cues surrounding speech such as voice, pitch, volume, pacing of speech, silent pauses and sighs that are an important part of communication TERM 19

personal efficacy

DEFINITION 19 belief that one can overcome obstacles and achieve goals TERM 20

proxemics

DEFINITION 20 way we employ social and personal space to transmit messages

puberty

rites

initiation ceremonies that symbolize the transition from childhood to adulthood TERM 22

reflected appraisals

DEFINITION 22 appraisals of ourselves that we see reflected in the behaviors of others TERM 23

reflexive behavior

DEFINITION 23 actions through which people observe, interpret, evaluate communicate with, and attempt to control themselves TERM 24

self

DEFINITION 24 set of concepts we use in defining who we are TERM 25

self-conception

DEFINITION 25 an overriding view of ourselves; a sense of self through time

socialization

process of interaction by which people acquire knowledge, attitudes, values, and behaviors essential for effective participation in society TERM 32

Thomas Theorem

DEFINITION 32 notion that our definitions influence our construction of reality. If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.