Sociology 3 & 4

The efforts people make to maintain the proper image and avoid public embarrasment

Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activites of males and females

The attitudes, viewpoints, and expectation of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior

The altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.

A research orientation in which sociologist and other social scientists look closely at the social factors that influence people throughout their lives, from birth to death.

A concept that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions.

A stressful period of self-evaluation that begins at about age 40.

A person's typical patterns of attitudes, needs, characteristics, and behavior.

The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.

A ritual marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.

The generation of adults who simutaneously try to meet the competing needs of their parents and their children.

A distinct identity that sets us apart from others.

An individual who is most important in the development of the self, such as a parent, friend, or teacher.

The lifelong process in which people learn the attitudes, vales, and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture.

An institution that regulates all aspects of a person's life under a single authority, such as a prison, the military, a mental hospital, or a convent.

A social position that a person attains largely through his or her own efforts.

The most technologically advanced form of preindustryial society. Members engage primarily in the production of food, but increase their crop yeilds through technological innovations such as the plow.

A condition of estrangement or dissociation from the surrounding society

A soical position assigned to person by society w/o regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics.

A component of formal organization that uses rules and hierarchical ranking to achieve effciency.

The process by which a group, organization, or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic.

An approach to the study of formal organizations that views workers as being motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.

A temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal.

A group designed for special purpose and structured for maximum efficency.

Overzealous conformity to official regulations of a bureaucracy.

Any number of people with similar norms, values, and expectations who interact with one another on a regular basis.

An approach to the study of formal organization that emphasizes the role of people, communication, and participation in a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.

A construct or model for evaluating specific cases.

A society that depends on mechaniation to produce its goods and services.

Any group or category to which people feel they belong.

organized workers who share either the same skill or the same employer.

a status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position in society.

Processe of socialization in which a person rehearses for future positions, occupations, and social relationships.

The theory that children's throught progresses through for stages of development

an aspect of the socialization process within some total institutions, in which people are subjected to humilating rituals

a view of social interaction which peopple are seen as theatrical performers.

a group or category to which people feel they do not belong.

A principle of organizational life according to which every employee w/in a hierachy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence

society economic system is based of control of information

a technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images.

a small group characterized by intimate, face-to-face association and cooperation

any group that individuals use a standard for evaluating themselves and their behavior.

the situation that occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person.

The process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's self-identity in order to establish a new role and identity.

the difficulty that arises when the same social postion imposes conflicting demands and expectations.

a formal, impersonal group in which there is a little socia intimacy or mutual understanding.

an organized pattern of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs.

a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status

the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.

a term used by sociologist to refer to any of the full range of socially defines postions w/in a large group or society.