Intro to Soc Final

the violation of established social norms such as folkways or mores

expected behavior that follows norms

regulation of enforcement of norms

demonstrated the pressures of conformity. Participants were shown a line and had to match it with one of three options. Confederates purposely gave incorrect answers, leading many participants to conform and choose the wrong answer.

arrangement of practices and behaviors that society members base their lives on

reward for conforming to norms ex: work promotion

punishment for violating norms ex: being arrested

reactions to social interactions

a way to officially recognize and enforce norm violations

defining a characteristic/behavior in criminal or legal terms

defining a characteristic or behavior in medical terms

an individual complying with group norms or expectations

use or threat of force; rape, murder or armed robbery

destruction of theft or property without use of force

offenses committed by regular people to others or organizations in public spaces

crime committed by white-collar workers in business

crimes that don’t explicitly harm another person

crime is declining over time

an organization that enforces a legal code

people have socially acceptable goals but society doesn’t give them a socially acceptable way to meet that goal so they commit crime

emphasizes social order, crime happens when soicety is not organizaed

society functions like a machine and when communities are disorganized social ties are weak, less social control and crime occurs

looks at social and economic causes of crime;power dispairites

the people with the most resources get to decide whats crime and whats not

how society or social groups can view behaviors as deviant or conventional

social control is linked to social bonds and crime occurs when people are disconnected from society

a label that describes the cheif characteristic of an indivudial

crime based on persons race, religion and sexuality

Crime that harms the environment

violation of norms that doesn’t effect a persons self image

when a persons self-image and behavior changes after society labels their actions as deviant

ranking society based on wealth, income, education, family background, and power

a persons place within stratification

cant change social position

more mobility between classes

closed system where people cant change social status given at birth

based on social factors and individual achievement

hypothetical system where stratification is determined by personal effort and merit

the consistency of a person's rank across the factors that determine social stratification in life

how peoples economic status changes overtime

different family generations belonging to different social classes

person cant afford basic necessities

person has less income than average or median income

how individual views their economic status

measurement of inequality; closer to 1 is more unequal closer to 0 is more equal

dominant capitalist countries

dominated by core nations with little industrialization

in-between nations; major source of raw materials and expanding middle class

movement of capital from one nation to another

external debt from borrowing from other nations for expansion

low income countries have a lack of industrialization and can improve by adjusting cultural values and work attitudes and industrialization

gloabal inequality is caused by core nations exploiting lower nations causing dependency

states social stratification is necessary for society to function. Argues that unequal rewards incentivize individuals to pursue important roles.

social constucted groups based on shared physical or social traits

based on shared culture ex: language, norms beliefs

when dominant group shifts their frustration on subordinate group

race, class, gender and sexual orientation are intertwined

prejudice is embedded in our culture ex: racist imagery in movies and stores

occurs between individuals conscious or unconsciously ex:telling racist joke

systemic racism that gives racial minorities different treatment

white people avoiding referencing race and failing to recognize it

real estate agents directing people towards or away from neighborhoods based on race

racial inequality is hard to get rid of because its passed down ex: when slavery ended Jim crow was created

when a minority gives up own identity and takes on characteristics of dominant culture

seeing yourself as valued member of society but also seeing yourself through the white view

he realizes he’s different when a girl shuns him and a veil has risen between him and society. Veil is something you can see through but cant pass through ex; seeing white experience but cant reach it

The tendency of individuals to associate and bond with others who are similar to them in terms of characteristics, interests, or beliefs.

in practice

in law

capacity to experience sexual feelings and attraction

persons attraction to a sex

childcare and housework completed after work day done by women and can cause them more stress