Sociology

What might be a reason behind the increases in nonmarital choices in the United States

All of the above

A(n) _________ status either ascribed or achieved is presumed so important that is overshadows all of the others, dominating our lives and controlling our position in society.

Master

When lawmakers interpret that a deviant act warrants formal sanctions, the act itself becomes known as what concept

Crime

Breaking a Social rule, or refusing to follow one, is deviance

True

Durkheim argued that deviance can be good for society

True

C. Wright Mills says we need to use our

Sociological Imagination

_________is an attribute that changes you from a whole and usual person to a tainted and discounted one

Stigma

A prohibition viewed as essential to the well -being of humanity, such as incest, is a ________

Taboo

In "Deinstitutionalization of American Marriage," the authors argue that the practical reasons for marriage have decreased with new laws, so what reasons do the authors give for why marriage is still something we do

It is symbolically significant in the U.S. culture

Deviant behavior depends on the context of the situation

True

Mills wants us to ask three questions: what is the history of our society? what are the social structures? AND?

What kind of people prevail and hold power

Mills says we should

locate ourselves within our history and in relation to each other

In a primary group, such as a family, people come together for __________ reasons

Expressive

All subcultures are deviant

False

In the Stanford Prison Study, the guards turned out to have psychological disorders.

False

My race is an example of an achieved status

False

The traditional nuclear family has always been the most commonly found family throughout all of history

False

John tells vulgar jokes with his buddies all the time and he often makes up stories about his sex life that he believes are funny. However, when John is with his mother he is the exact opposite, often critical of others who make such jokes or tell such stories around his mother. What is John s behavior an example of

Impression Management

What theory did the article "Being Sane in Insane Places" discuss

Labeling Theory

The process by which our identity develops is the _______ according to Coole

Looking Glass Self

When we make a mistake in a social interaction or do something wrong, we feel embarrassed or ________.

Lose Face

How did society solve the problem of knowing who legitimate heirs to fathers were

Marriage

Sets of behavior that are expected of a person who occupies a status are called

Roles

Sociologists argue that our norms and rules for how we are supposed to act in society are taught to us both through formal ad informal processes. They call this:

Socialization

What purpose(s) have families historically served?

Socialize children Ensure Legitimacy Regulate Sexuality

What concept is defined as an organized collection of individuals and institutions, bounded by space in a coherent territory, subject to the same political authority, and organized through a shared set of cultural expectations and values

Society

Outer social controls are our family, social institutions, and authority figures who influence us into obeying social rules

True

Standing backwards in an elevator is breaking what kind of deviance?

A folkway