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social stratification
the division of large numbers of people into layers according
to their relative property, power, and prestige is known as.....
TERM 2
colonialism
DEFINITION 2
when a nation takes over another place and derives wealth
without great regard of the people who live there is known
as.....
TERM 3
slavery
DEFINITION 3
a form of social stratification in which some people are
owned by others is known as.....
TERM 4
ideology
DEFINITION 4
the beliefs about the way rings should be are known as.....
TERM 5
rare inequality
DEFINITION 5
the product of european colonialism is.....
binomial nomenclature
the system of taxonomy in which all living things fall under is
known as....
TERM 7
caste system
DEFINITION 7
a form of social stratification in which peoples statuses are
determined by birth and are life long is known as.....
TERM 8
Brahman
DEFINITION 8
the top of the caste system is known as....
TERM 9
Dalit
DEFINITION 9
the lowest of the caste system is known as.....
TERM 10
social class
DEFINITION 10
a network of families who interact and intra-marry, carry on a
common lifestyle, occupy comparable positions in the
institutions and share a constellation of attitudes and values
mantra
its not just about the money
TERM 17
owners(.001) managerial/professional(.03-
.05) clerical(.35), working(.35) working
poor(.20), poor (.06)
DEFINITION 17
6 class structures
TERM 18
patriarchy
DEFINITION 18
a group in which men as a group dominate women as a
group, authority is vested in males
TERM 19
feminism
DEFINITION 19
the philosophy that men and women should be politically,
economically, and socially equal
TERM 20
racism
DEFINITION 20
prejudice and discrimination on the basis of race
structural functionalism
society is a while unit, made up of interrelated parts that
work together, each with a function
TERM 22
conflict theory
DEFINITION 22
framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups
that are competing for scarce resources (oil, water)
TERM 23
symbolic interactionism
DEFINITION 23
composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning,
develop views of the world, and communicate with one
another
TERM 24
theory
DEFINITION 24
comprehensive set of statements about how parts of thew
world fit together
TERM 25
hypothesis
DEFINITION 25
a statement of specific variables that are related
water
the for spoken in the miracle that provided the teachable
moment that anne Sullivan needed was
TERM 32
cell
DEFINITION 32
the most basic unit of the discipline of biology is the
TERM 33
cognative
DEFINITION 33
thoughts are the basic units of.............psychology
TERM 34
variable
DEFINITION 34
orm of human social behavior that can vary
TERM 35
operational definition
DEFINITION 35
the way a researcher measures and defines a variable
ethnocentrism
use of ones own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of
other individuals or groups, generally leading to a negative
evaluation of their values, norms, and behaviors
TERM 37
folkways
DEFINITION 37
norms that aren't enforced with a great deal of emotion
TERM 38
values
DEFINITION 38
standards by which people define what is desirable or
undesirable, good or and, good or bad
TERM 39
sapir-whorf hypothesis
DEFINITION 39
language creates ways of thinking and perceivinglanguage
structures what we see and what we don't see
TERM 40
taboo
DEFINITION 40
a norm so strong that it often brings revulsion if violated
looking glass self
a term coined by Cooley to refer to the process but which
our self develops through internalizing our perceptions of
others' reactions to us is
TERM 47
formal operational stage
DEFINITION 47
or Piaget, the stage in which abstract thought is activated is
the
TERM 48
role playing
DEFINITION 48
n the model of G.H. Mead, the definitive activity of the child
from age 3 to 6 in which he os taking the role of the specific
other is called
TERM 49
significant other
DEFINITION 49
he model of G.H. Mead refers to the stage from birth to age
three, in which imitation is the primary socialization activity,
as taking the role of the other
TERM 50
concrete operational stage
DEFINITION 50
Piaget's stage in which a child can likely master
multiplication tables is the
whats
that
the moment which captures the transition between Piaget's
sensorimotor stage and the pre operational stage is when the
child points and asks
TERM 52
ego
DEFINITION 52
for Freud, the element of mind that valances our drive for
immediate gratification with our conscience is
TERM 53
post conventional stage
DEFINITION 53
Kolhberg's state of moral development that he says many
people never achieve is the
TERM 54
degradation ceremony
DEFINITION 54
the shaving of the head at the beginning of boot camp was
offered in class as an example of a
TERM 55
female
DEFINITION 55
in an early gender encounter, if they hands are held palms
forward the gender being socialized is
role models
a useful function of the traditional community as that it
provided a variety we called
TERM 62
XX
DEFINITION 62
the chromosomal pair that determines male sex is
TERM 63
XY
DEFINITION 63
the chromosomal pair that determines female sex is
TERM 64
secondary
DEFINITION 64
development of hairiness, muscle mass and breasts are
examples of........ sexual characteristics
TERM 65
achieved status
DEFINITION 65
a position that one does not inherit or receive involuntarily is
an
sexual division of labor
the origin of different tasks for different people in a group
was the
TERM 67
community
DEFINITION 67
The big six institution that provides a variety of adult role
models is
TERM 68
master status
DEFINITION 68
a status that cuts across other statuses that one occupies is
a
TERM 69
consequences
DEFINITION 69
if people define situations as real, they are real in their......
(thomas Theorem)
TERM 70
social class
DEFINITION 70
a large group of people who rank close to one another in
property, power, and prestige according to Marx
polity
the social institution that is about the regulation of other
institutions is
TERM 77
stereotype
DEFINITION 77
the expectation that someone will behave in a certain way
based on what group they are perceived to belong to is
TERM 78
economy
DEFINITION 78
the social institution that is about production and distribution
of stuff is
TERM 79
DEFINITION 79
The Marxian model of class, which focuses on power, counts
the number of classes as
TERM 80
DEFINITION 80
the duration of hunting and gathering as the dominant form
of human socio-economic production was conservatively
for......... years
secondary group
the typical size of hunting and gathering bands persist in
modern social behavior in our preference for participation
in.....
TERM 82
dog
DEFINITION 82
the first domesticated animal was......
TERM 83
goddess figurines
DEFINITION 83
much of the material evidence of the origin of religion during
hunting and gathering takes the form of....
TERM 84
10,000/iraq
DEFINITION 84
the invention of agricultural took place about.....years ago in
the place once called Mesopotamia and now known as.........
TERM 85
pastoral agriculture
DEFINITION 85
the form of agricultural that focuses on animals is......
minerals and organics
the two solid factors that contribute to the fertility of soil
are.... and.....
TERM 92
triad
DEFINITION 92
the smallest group that can have a coalition is a...........
TERM 93
DEFINITION 93
the number of paths of effect of a quartet is.....
TERM 94
quartet
DEFINITION 94
the group that is the smallest likely to need a leader is......
TERM 95
democratic
DEFINITION 95
the style of leadership that sociologist have observed is the
most likely to endure is.......
instrumental
the type of leadership that focuses on accomplishing specific
goals is.....
TERM 97
conformist
DEFINITION 97
in the means end schema, a person who does the right thing
and does accomplish socially valued ends is a..........
TERM 98
DAT
DEFINITION 98
the symbolic integrationist theory that refers to deviance as
a result of who you hang out with is....
TERM 99
deviant
DEFINITION 99
it is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act that makes
something.....
TERM 100
tracking
DEFINITION 100
one of the dangers of labeling is that to often leads to......
