Soc 101

Social process through which we become aware of social norms and values

Non-conformity to a given set of norms

Reaction to behavior can result in a label being applied

Preparatory/imitative (birth - 2), Play Stage (2 - 5), Game (5 - 11)

Nature - born with, Nurture - grow up with

Tendency for people to use the standards of their own culture as a basis for evaluating other cultures

Genetic and biological mishaps create psychopaths

Behavior is learned within primary group

Exists when no clear standards are present to guide behavior or expectations are present but the means of reaching them aren't

U.S Census Bureau's victimization survey

Sexual Regulation, Procreation, Socialization, Affection, Protection, Economic Function, Social Placement

Population is exponential but resources are scarce

Basic good and bad

Worship of animals and plants

Worship of spirits and ghosts

Belief in god or gods

Focus on way of living life

Tree rings, business, deteriorating industry and slums, worker residential area

Bow tie, cities grow near transportation, upper class and ghetto don't develop in circular belts

Group mind becomes a unit and individual behavior is stifled

Collective behavior occurs when people are confronted with an ambiguous definition of a situation

Certain kinds of situations invite certain types of individuals together

Sees society itself as created and maintained through interaction

Domination of women and nature go hand in hand

As a resource becomes scarce, it's more intensely extracted leading to lower price and higher depletion

Generation of people (usually in their 30s or 40s) who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children.

The hypnotic influence, combined with the anonymity of belonging to a large group of people, results in irrational, emotionally charged beha