Studied by 865 peopleWhat is an extended family?
More than two generations in one household (includes grandparents)
What is a nuclear family?
No more than two generations under one household (excludes grandparents)
What is endogamy?
Choosing someone similar to you
What is exogamy?
Choosing someone different from you
What is monogamy?
Committing to one partner
What is polygamy?
Having multiple partners at once
What is serial monogamy?
Committing to one person at a time but having several over a period of time
What is matriarchy?
Women have the power
What is patriarchy?
Men have the power
What is the Ideal of Egalitarianism?
All people are fundamentally equal
Politics and Tradition-directed
most people were indifferent about politics, not caring because it made no difference (they couldn’t vote)
Politics and Inner-directed
more moralizers then indifference, tend to get involved in politics if it affects your self-interest
Politics and Other-directed
tend to become indifferent because we complain about politics and interested but do not vote or take action
Inside-Dopesterism
Cares about the inside information over the effects and wants to have the right opinion based on what most others think.
What is the overall trend of birth rates in the western world?
Declining
What is Durkheims definition of religion
There is a concept between sacred vs profane, as long as it unifies a body of people its considered a religion
For Max Weber all religions begin with what?
Charismatic authority figure
Karl Marx thought of religion and promoted the idea of what?
Freedom from religion
Example of Religion with “R”
Catholics
Example of religion with “r”
Aggie traditions
Example of a Cathedral of Consumption
Kyle Field, Made consuming also be a religion “r”
When you are prohibited from walking on the grass at the MSC what is that an example of?
small r
What is American Civil religion?
The religious-like beliefs and practices that shape American identity, blending patriotism and faith. (sacred)
Monuments that the American Civil religion states?
Lincoln monument, flag codes, and the phrase “in god we trust”
What is an example of fake sincerity?
Chick-fil-a workers saying “my pleasure”
Footnote from Riesman (question will come from this)
Abraham Lincoln fired General Mc something because he was incompetent and he hired General Grant. Even though Grant was an alcoholic he was competent
What did the footnote from Riesman represent?
How the inner-directed prefers competence instead of sincerity
True or False? The other-directed prefers to give up competence in exchange for sincerity.
True
What is Indignation?
Anger at the unfairness of something
What is Curdled Indignation?
Showing others how angry you (doing it for display)
True or False? Riesman had a PhD
False, never had one
Who invented the term “The Sick Role”
Talcott Parsons
Example of entering the sick role
Knowing they are sick, seeking medical attention, wanting to get better, and following the doctors advice
Example of not entering the sick role
Tina Turner had high blood pressure, didn’t take medication prescribed by doctor, and got kidney/liver disease and died.
What category of people most enter the sick role?
Women
What was the phrase that Marx used to label religion?
opium of the masses
According to Weber what was the worst sin for the original protestants?
Wasting time
What kind of childhood did Riesman have?
Lonely and unhappy
What was Riesmans goal when teaching?
To evoke curiosity
which social type from Riesman has the hardest challenge in becoming autonomous?
Other-directed
Conformist Tradition-directed
carrying down the legacy, Ex: Family of Shepherds where future career is based on family
Conformist Inner-directed
Workaholic, no wasting time
Conformist Other-directed
On every social media platform, is heavily influenced, and does what everyone else is doing
What is maladjustment?
Trying to conform but cannot
Maladjustment Tradition-directed
Woman who jumped down a well and killed herself because of an arranged marriage
Maladjustment Inner-directed
seen as lazy
Maladjustment Other-directed
not having any social media and drops out of the grid, seen as weird
What is autonomy?
Having the ability to conform but chooses not to
Autonomy Tradition-directed
children don’t want an arranged marriage after moving to America while parents want to arrange a marriage, parents disown and the child marries who they want.
Autonomy Inner-directed
Realizes they don’t want to be a workaholic anymore so they set their own schedule
Fun fact about Erik Erikson
Not his real name
According to Eriksons theory, what stage are we currently in?
Identity stage
What did Erikson think you needed to be able to get out of the identity stage successfully?
Moratorium
According to Veblen modern schools and universities are moving into the direction of what?
Conspicuous consumption
According to Weber schools are becoming more what?
Bureaucratic, less emphasis on students and faculty
What are Captains of Consumption?
Holding people on a pedestal based on what they wear, eat, and say instead of competence. NOT LEADERS and tied to other-directed
What are Captains of Industry?
Looking up to people who build things and respect for actual competence. tied to the inner-directed
Fun fact about C. Wright Mills
He was an aggie
What is the concept associated with C. Wright Mills?
Power elite
What is the Indian tribe that Riesman found that his students compared Americans to?
Kwakiutis (K people)
Why was the clip of Barney and friends shown?
Lack of autonomy
What is Megalopolis?
The merging of large cities to create a “mega” city
What is demography?
Statistical study of human populations
Prediction of the demographic of transition
Low birth rates and low death rates
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