SYG 2000 FAMU Final

a nomadic population; generally, the men hunt and women gather wild food

majority of the population involved in the domestication of animals

the majority of the population in engaged in farming with small tools or utensils

majority of the population is employed in farming using animal and/or machine power

that depends on mechanization and new inventions

– a society where the majority of the population is employed in the service or tertiary sector

a community based on kinship, similar values, and tradition

– industrial and postindustrial societies that are characterized by diversity in norms, values, jobs, and people who are interdependent

a phenomenon that occurs when a person or persons are reluctant to disagree with the group for fear of being perceived as disloyal

reluctant to get involved in an apparent emergency situation

studying social interaction in everyday life  using the model of the theatre

– breaking the rules to find out what the rules, studying the rules or norms of a people

movement within a stratification system

one’s social status improves in relationship to one’s parents

– improvement of one’s social status within the life cycle

a change in the economy which creates either high or low paying jobs which may determine one’s social class

a social construction based on physical appearances and socially constructed ideas

a group of people who have an economic, social, or educational disadvantaged

a subordinate group recognized as excelling in what is important to the dominant 

a negative belief or attitude about a person or group, prejudging

the act of treating a person or group differently; treating someone unequally

–blaming another for your problems or misfortune

personality type that is more prone to prejudice due to rigidity in beliefs, obedience to authority figures, and hostility to subordinates

 social psychologist who conducted the line experiment

Social psychologist who studied  group conformity 

described social interaction as a theatre or dramaturgy

developed ethnomethodology, a method to study the rules of society

a social ranking based on access to social resources

social class based on occupation, income, and education

 poor countries are poor because high-income countries use them as a source of cheap labor and exploit their natural resources; they import more than they export

Immanuel Wallerstein theory on how core nations dominate semi-peripheral and peripheral nations in the present day global capitalist economy

poor countries are poor because people are unwilling break with tradition and embrace new ideas

author of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, critiqued Karl Marx

Social thinker / philosopher; wrote Das Capital and The Communist Manifesto.

having an income below the median income level of members in your society; one is poor when compared to others in the same society

-living on less than $2 a day and/or no electricity and/or no indoor plumbin

W.I. Thomas theory “If we define situations as real, they are real in their consequences”

 people interacting with one another

 the process of creating the social world

 foreign control of a group of people

 marriage to one person

is a marriage which includes more than two partners

 one man married to more than one woman

one woman married to more than one man, rarely occurs

two people live together as husband and wife without a marriage ceremony

the spouse is chosen by the parents or some other relative

 two parent families with children under the age of 18

the nuclear family in addition to one or more relatives living in the same household

 a family where both parents have children from a previous marriage or relationship

male domination of women and children

females being the decision makers in a social environment

equal status; a form of government where both males and females participate in the decision-making of the group

 tracing your relatives through your father’s family

 tracing your relatives through your mother’s family

 recognizing kinship or relatives from both mother and father

 a married couple living with the husband’s famil

 a marriage couple living with the wife’s family

 a married couple sets up a new residence separate from their parent

 a family where the children have left home for college or work

adults who have the responsibility for caring for aging parents while at the same time caring for their children under the age of 18

 to marry within the group

 to marry outside the group

 to marry someone with similar social interest or status

the social system or institution responsible for the transmission of skills, knowledge, and culture from one generation to the next in a formal environment

a government that controls all aspects of it people’s lives

dictatorship or political party that denies the populace full participation in government

many elected officials in the U.S. are upper middle class and have advanced college degrees

W.C. Mills’ concept that U.S. power is vested in a small group of individuals from the executive branch of government, high ranking officers in the military, and corporation heads.

in contrast to C.W. Mills “power elite” view, here U.S. power is vested in multiple groups or organizations that exist at various societal levels

an economic system where the production and distribution of goods and services is operated by the government, core businesses are publicly owned; others are privately held

an economy built on the concepts of private property, the profit motive, and no or little government intervention.

that segment of the economy that extracts raw materials from the earth

that segment of the economy that manufactures goods

that segment of the economy that provides services

that segment of the economy where individuals have low salaries, little or no benefits, no job security and/or opportunity for advancement

the segment of the economy that is composed of high paying jobs with benefits and job security

underground economy, people who work but don’t pay taxes e.g. undocumented immigrants, street vendors

legal documented employers and employees who pay taxes

belief that objects in your physical environment are endowed with power or spirits

 belief in the existence of gods or God

 belief in the existence of many god

 belief in one God or god

religion based on moral principles, may not have a supernatural element

A bf & gf living together

Couple that chooses to not have kids.

Couple that cannot have kids

Getting married and divorced then married again.

People want to be compensated for their talents.

transmission of skills, knowledge and values moral education socialization: student role, citizenship social integration social control: hidden curriculum social replacement social change/innovation/creativity tracking/screening and selecting

keep out of job market, keep off the street, babysitter ,matchmaker, gender role reinforcement

perpetuation of inequality/reproduction of social class, cultural capital; Hidden curriculum: obedience to authority, discipline, honesty, punctuality Tracking

school violence, students can't fill out job application/exit exams, surplus of teachers, engineers, doctors,

 not sacred, secular

 something we give extraordinary value to, connect it to a religion or  belief system

a cultural system of commonly shared beliefs and rituals that provides a sense of ultimate meaning and purpose, by creating an idea of reality that is sacred, all-encompassing and supernatural

provide meaning and purpose, social solidarity/cohesion, social control, moral code

 charity, music entertainment

maintains the status quo, wars, patriarchy (gender role reinforcement)

Karl Marx: opium of the masses, Hinders social change

traditional, charismatic, rational legal

the social system that distributes and/or exercises power with the intent to preserve order

Maintain order/preserve order: planning and directing, establishing laws, arbitration of disputes/judiciary system, handling international relations, protecting citizens from man-made and natural disasters

 political leaders become celebrities

high deficit, excessive taxation, too powerful

the social system responsible for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

• ecclesia - state religion
• church, - good relations with government, bureaucratically organized
• denomination- not formally associated with state or government
• sect- break away from established church or denomination cult- unconventional, norms and values opposition to dominant group