SOC 110 Midterm 1 Cal Poly Meyers

symbolic interactionism

-look at the meanings of peoples actions

- takes our inner thoughts and interactions with one another and seeing how we respond to our surroundings

symbolic ethnicity

-thoughts of as a nationality

-identifying with a past or future nationality

-ex. Americans

straight line assimilation

-4 stages: contact, competition, accommodation, assimilation

- how diverse pop. holds together after moving to American cities

status

-recognizable social position that an individual occupies

-ex. professor

social institution

complex group of interdependent positions that together perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time

underclass

thesis that states poor don't take advantage of what society has to offer and they are dangerous and deviant

upper class

group at the top of the socioeconomic food chain

-income, power, wealth, prestige

within race genetic variation

low genetic variation between races

- conclusion that race is not an important aspect of a person

sociology

the study of human society, and there is the sociology of sports, of religion, of music, of medicine, even a sociology of sociologists.

sociological imagination

the ability to see the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of history

Absolute poverty

can't afford basic life necessities

between race genetic variation

you are as different as peeps in your own race versus other races genetically

biological determinism

certain attributes of personality are determined by what sex you are born as

cultural capital

social assets of a person regarding class

culture of poverty

belief that poor communities are incapable of achieving success because of the way they are.

defamiliarization

making something familiar sound strange in order to enhance perception

discrimination

the unjust treatment due to race, age, or sex

doing gender

the individual, symbolic, and institutional productions and maintenance of a highly limited number of gender statuses

essentialism

Entities like gender, sexuality, and race carry fixed traits with them

ethnocentrism

evaluation other cultures through lens of own culture

eugenics

controlled breeding for best results :)

femininity

set of attributes/behaviors associated with girls/women

feminism

advocacy of women rights based on equality of sexes

gender

the social system which categorizes people into male, female, and other

gender roles

societal norms in place based on peoples perceived sex

generalized other

Mead - people have the same expectations and judgements about a particular society

genocide

the deliberate killing of a large group of people or ethnic group

heteronormativity

male plus female equals normal with natural roles associated on the side

hijira

the third gender, typically in southern asia and india. not requiring a sex change. hijira is actually a derogatory term, Khwaja Sara is more betta

homosexual

sexually attracted to ones own sex

internalization

a persons acceptance of a set of norms and values set by other people through socialization

masculinity

qualities associated with men

the mask

the outside set of hard emotions to portray masculinity

I vs. ME

"I took a selfie of me" me is the observer social aspect and I is the subject

lower/working class

blue collar, manual labor jobs, low pay

macrosociology

the large scale patterns ad processes that shape and are shaped by interactions and organizations

microsociology

interactions between people in pairs, small/large groups

middle class

clearly defined but is positioned between the lower and upper classes. It consists of businesspeople, professional people, etc, along with their families, and is marked by bourgeois values.

miscegenation

interbreeding of people of different races

socialization

prices of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society to learn the functions as members of that society

social identity

persons sense of who they are based on groups they are in in society

social darwinism

some groups or races evolved more than others and some are better fit to survive, natural selection

social construct

theory of knowledge in sociology and communication theory that examines the development of jointly constructed understandings of the world that form the basis for shared assumptions about reality.

sexuality

a concept that includes an individuals desires, behavior, sexual identity and orientation (who you want to have sex with)

sexism

prejudice or discrimination based on sex or gender, especially against women and girls. ... Sexism can be a belief that one sex is superior to or more valuable than another sex.

sex role theory

gendered differences in offending in terms of the differences in gender socialization, gender roles and gendered identities.

sex

determined by his or her biology, does not always correspond with his or her gender.

self

one's concept of oneself, including the perceptions one has about one's abilities, flaws, status, and worth. Sociologists study how self-identity develops, especially in relation to social factors.

segregation

the practice in society of separating groups of people, such as on the basis of race, religion, or ethnicity. Sociologists use the concept of segregation to help explain inequality, as segregation often limits opportunities and restricts the freedom of people who do not belong to a dominant group.

scientific racism

is the pseudoscientific belief that empirical evidence exists to support or justify racism (racial discrimination), racial inferiority, or racial superiority; alternatively, it is the practice of classifying[5] individuals of different phenotypes or genotype into discrete races

sanctions

are ways of enforcing compliance with social norms. Sanctions are positive when they are used to celebrate conformity and negative when they are used to punish or discourage nonconformity

role

behaviour expected of an individual who occupies a given social position or status.

relative poverty

earning less than a certain percent of the areas median income

racism

members of separate posses different and unequal human traits

racialization

the process of ascribing ethnic or racial identities to a relationship, social practice, or group that did not identify itself as such.

race

groups of people who have differences and similarities in biological traits deemed by society to be socially significant, meaning that people treat other people differently because of them.

prejudice

a negative outlook toward a person or group, based on the perceived status or characteristics of that person or group

pluralism

when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, and their values and practices are accepted by the wider culture provided they are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society.

patriarchy

social system in which males hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. In the domain of the family, fathers or father-figures hold authority over women and children.

one-drop rule

law that forbids miscegenation, one-drop of black blood by law made someone black

omnirelevant

meaningful in all spheres of social life

omnipresent

present everywhere at the same time, operates in every are of social life

norms

are social expectations that guide behavior. Norms explain why people do what they do in given situations. For example, in the United States, it is a norm that people shake hands when they are formally introduced.

mesosociology

organizations and institutions that contain, limit, and enable social life