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Quiz 2 | SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology, Quizzes of Introduction to Sociology

Class: SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology; Subject: Sociology; University: North Georgia College & State University; Term: Spring 2012;

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TERM 1
culture
DEFINITION 1
language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, material objects
that characterize a group and are passed from one
generation to the next
TERM 2
ethnocentrism
DEFINITION 2
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 3
egocentric
DEFINITION 3
self-involved
TERM 4
cultural relativism
DEFINITION 4
not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own
terms
TERM 5
values
DEFINITION 5
standards by which people define what is desirable or
undesirable, good or and, good or bad
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culture

language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, material objects

that characterize a group and are passed from one

generation to the next

TERM 2

ethnocentrism

DEFINITION 2

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 3

egocentric

DEFINITION 3

self-involved

TERM 4

cultural relativism

DEFINITION 4

not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own

terms

TERM 5

values

DEFINITION 5

standards by which people define what is desirable or

undesirable, good or and, good or bad

language

symbols that can be combined in an infinite number of ways

and can represent objects and abstract thought

TERM 7

symbol

DEFINITION 7

something to which people attach meaning and then use to

communicate with others

TERM 8

sapir-whorf hypothesis

DEFINITION 8

language creates ways of thinking and perceivinglanguage

structures what we see and what we don't see

TERM 9

outliers

DEFINITION 9

don't accurately represent distribution

TERM 10

median

DEFINITION 10

the score that is above which and below which the middle

score

folkway

norms that aren't enforced with a great deal of emotion

TERM 17

mores

DEFINITION 17

norms that are strictly enforced because they are thought

essential to core values or the well being of the group

TERM 18

taboo

DEFINITION 18

a norm so strong that it often brings revulsion if violated

TERM 19

law norms

DEFINITION 19

norm for which there is a formal written code of conduct

TERM 20

pluralism

DEFINITION 20

the diffusion of power among many interest groups that

presents any single group from gaining control of the

government

pluralistic society

a society made up of many different groups

TERM 22

robin williams

DEFINITION 22

identified ten values that are shared by most of the groups

that make US society

TERM 23

core values

DEFINITION 23

values that are central of a group, those around which it

builds a common identity

TERM 24

cultural lag

DEFINITION 24

a group represented by individuals that doesn't utilize

technology that is available to them

TERM 25

cultural diffusion

DEFINITION 25

the tendency for groups to adopt new technology and learn

to use them