USPC

These flashcards encompass key concepts from sociology, culture, social change, and anthropology, designed to aid the student in reviewing essential ideas and terminology for their upcoming exam.

It is an economic and sociological combined total measure of a person's work experience and their economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation.

What is socioeconomic status (SES)?

Ethnicity refers to cultural traits shared by a category of people, such as language, religion, or national origin, often leading to the formation of a conscious ethnic group.

How is ethnicity defined?

A unified system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things that form a single moral community.

What is the definition of religion?

Food taboos are restrictions on certain food practices, an example being Muslims avoiding the consumption of pork.

What are food taboos?

Groups of people whose family members are involved in politics, often seen in families that have held government positions across multiple generations.

What are political dynasties?

Enculturation is the process of learning and internalizing the culture of a specific group through experience, observation, and instruction.

Describe the process of enculturation.

The study of human social life, groups, and society, examining individual and group behavior in relation to economic, political, and social factors.

What is the primary focus of sociology as defined by Anthony Giddens?

Norms are informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society, representing collective expectations of acceptable group conduct.

What are norms?

Define cultural relativism.

Cultural relativism recognizes and accepts cultural differences, believing that each aspect of a culture can be justified within its own context.

Primary groups are small, intimate, and usually long-lasting groups where deeper emotional connections are formed, such as family and close friends.

What is the significance of primary groups?

A group to which an individual compares themselves, influencing their behavior and social attitudes, regardless of membership.

What is a reference group?

What is the difference between in-groups and out-groups?

In-groups are groups to which one belongs and identifies with, while out-groups are those to which one does not belong and may feel competitive or hostile toward.

Culture is dynamic and adaptive, shared and contested, learned through socialization or enculturation, and consists of patterned social interactions.

Identify the four aspects of culture.

Social control refers to systematic means and practices used to maintain social norms, rules, and laws.

What is the function of social control?

Deviance is behavior that elicits negative reactions from society, involving actions that violate commonly held social norms.

Describe the concept of deviance.