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Sociology Vocab 4
Sociology Ch.4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Role Set | different roles attached to a single status |
| Gemeinschaft | societies in which most members know one another, relationships are close, and activities center on the family and community |
| Role Set | different roles attached to a single status |
| Gemeinschaft | societies in which most members know one another, relationships are close, and activities center on the family and community |
| Mechanical Solidarity | close-knit society relationships common in pre-industrial societies that result when a small group of people share the same values and perform the same tasks |
| Rationality | the process of subjecting every feature of human behavior to calculation, measurement, and control |
| Rationality | the process of subjecting every feature of human behavior to calculation, measurement, and control |
| Postindustrial Society | type of society in which economic activity centers on the production of information and the provision of services |
| Postindustrial Society | type of society in which economic activity centers on the production of information and the provision of services |
| Mechanical Solidarity | close-knit society relationships common in pre-industrial societies that result when a small group of people share the same values and perform the same tasks |
| Mechanical Solidarity | close-knit society relationships common in pre-industrial societies that result when a small group of people share the same values and perform the same tasks |
| Pastoral Society | type of society characterized by a reliance on domesticated herd animals as a main form of subsistence |
| Pastoral Society | type of society characterized by a reliance on domesticated herd animals as a main form of subsistence |
| Industrial Society | type of society in which the mechanized production of goods is the main economic activity |
| Industrial Society | type of society in which the mechanized production of goods is the main economic activity |
| In-group | group that an individual belongs to and identifies with |
| In-group | group that an individual belongs to and identifies with |
| Out-Group | any group that an individual does not belong to or identify with |
| Out-Group | any group that an individual does not belong to or identify with |
| Gesellschaft | socities in which social relationships are based on need rather than on emotion, relationships are impersonal and temporary and individual goals are more important than group goals |
| Gesellschaft | socities in which social relationships are based on need rather than on emotion, relationships are impersonal and temporary and individual goals are more important than group goals |
| Status | socially defined position in a group or society |
| Status | socially defined position in a group or society |
| Urbanization | concentration of the population of cities |
| Urbanization | concentration of the population of cities |
| Social Network | web of relationships that is formed by the sum total of individuals interactions with other people |
| Social Network | web of relationships that is formed by the sum total of individuals interactions with other people |
| Accommodation | state of balance between cooperation and conflict |
| Accommodation | state of balance between cooperation and conflict |
| Reciprocity | idea that if you do something for someone, they owe you something in return |
| Reciprocity | idea that if you do something for someone, they owe you something in return |
| Horticultural Society | type of society characterized by a reliance on vegetables grown in garden plots as the main form of subsistence |
| Horticultural Society | type of society characterized by a reliance on vegetables grown in garden plots as the main form of subsistence |
| Organic Solidarity | impersonal society relationships, common in industrial societies, that arise with increased job specialization |
| Organic Solidarity | impersonal society relationships, common in industrial societies, that arise with increased job specialization |
| Organic Solidarity | impersonal society relationships, common in industrial societies, that arise with increased job specialization |
| E-Community | a community of people who interact through the internet or other electronic communication |
| E-Community | a community of people who interact through the internet or other electronic communication |
| Role Performance | actual behavior of a person performing a role |
| Role Performance | actual behavior of a person performing a role |
| Cooperation | interaction that occurs when two or more people or groups work together to achieve a goal that will benefit many people |
| Cooperation | interaction that occurs when two or more people or groups work together to achieve a goal that will benefit many people |
| Voluntary Society | nonprofit association formed to persue some common interest |
| Voluntary Society | nonprofit association formed to persue some common interest |
| Ascribed Status | status assigned according to standards that are beyond a persons control Ex: age, sex, race, family, heritage |
| Ascribed Status | status assigned according to standards that are beyond a persons control Ex: age, sex, race, family, heritage |
| Master Status | status that plays th greatest role in shaping a persons life, and determining his or her identity |
| Master Status | status that plays th greatest role in shaping a persons life, and determining his or her identity |
| Formal Organization | large, complex, secondary group that has been established to achieve specific goals |
| Formal Organization | large, complex, secondary group that has been established to achieve specific goals |
| Formal Organization | large, complex, secondary group that has been established to achieve specific goals |
| Role Expectations | socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role |
| Role Expectations | socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role |
| Role Expectations | socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role |
| Role Strain | situation that occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the expectations of a single role |
| Role Strain | situation that occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the expectations of a single role |
| Exchange | individual, group, or societal interaction undertaken in an effort to recieve a reward in return for actions |
| Exchange | individual, group, or societal interaction undertaken in an effort to recieve a reward in return for actions |
| Exchange Theory | theory that holds that people are motivated by self-interets in their interactions with other people |
| Achieved Status | status acquired by an individual on the basis of some special skill, knowledge, or ability |
| Exchange Theory | theory that holds that people are motivated by self-interets in their interactions with other people |
| Role | behavior -the rights and obligations- expected of someone occupying particular status |
| Achieved Status | status acquired by an individual on the basis of some special skill, knowledge, or ability |
| Bureaucracy | ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures |
| Role | behavior -the rights and obligations- expected of someone occupying particular status |
| Agricultural Society | type of society characterized by the use of the draft animals and plows in the tilling of fields |
| Bureaucracy | ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures |
| Preindustrial Societies | type of society in which economic activity centers |
| Agricultural Society | type of society characterized by the use of the draft animals and plows in the tilling of fields |
| Agricultural Society | type of society characterized by the use of the draft animals and plows in the tilling of fields |
| Preindustrial Societies | type of society in which economic activity centers |
| Preindustrial Societies | type of society in which economic activity centers |
| Role Set | different roles attached to a single status |
| Gemeinschaft | societies in which most members know one another, relationships are close, and activities center on the family and community |
| Rationality | the process of subjecting every feature of human behavior to calculation, measurement, and control |
| Postindustrial Society | type of society in which economic activity centers on the production of information and the provision of services |
| Mechanical Solidarity | close-knit society relationships common in pre-industrial societies that result when a small group of people share the same values and perform the same tasks |
| Pastoral Society | type of society characterized by a reliance on domesticated herd animals as a main form of subsistence |
| Industrial Society | type of society in which the mechanized production of goods is the main economic activity |
| In-group | group that an individual belongs to and identifies with |
| Out-Group | any group that an individual does not belong to or identify with |
| Gesellschaft | socities in which social relationships are based on need rather than on emotion, relationships are impersonal and temporary and individual goals are more important than group goals |
| Status | socially defined position in a group or society |
| Urbanization | concentration of the population of cities |
| Social Network | web of relationships that is formed by the sum total of individuals interactions with other people |
| Accommodation | state of balance between cooperation and conflict |
| Reciprocity | idea that if you do something for someone, they owe you something in return |
| Horticultural Society | type of society characterized by a reliance on vegetables grown in garden plots as the main form of subsistence |
| Organic Solidarity | impersonal society relationships, common in industrial societies, that arise with increased job specialization |
| E-Community | a community of people who interact through the internet or other electronic communication |
| Role Performance | actual behavior of a person performing a role |
| Cooperation | interaction that occurs when two or more people or groups work together to achieve a goal that will benefit many people |
| Voluntary Society | nonprofit association formed to persue some common interest |
| Ascribed Status | status assigned according to standards that are beyond a persons control Ex: age, sex, race, family, heritage |
| Master Status | status that plays th greatest role in shaping a persons life, and determining his or her identity |
| Formal Organization | large, complex, secondary group that has been established to achieve specific goals |
| Role Expectations | socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role |
| Role Strain | situation that occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the expectations of a single role |
| Exchange | individual, group, or societal interaction undertaken in an effort to recieve a reward in return for actions |
| Exchange Theory | theory that holds that people are motivated by self-interets in their interactions with other people |
| Achieved Status | status acquired by an individual on the basis of some special skill, knowledge, or ability |
| Role | behavior -the rights and obligations- expected of someone occupying particular status |
| Bureaucracy | ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures |
| Agricultural Society | type of society characterized by the use of the draft animals and plows in the tilling of fields |
| Preindustrial Societies | type of society in which economic activity centers on the production of information and the provision of services |
| Competition | interaction that occurs when two or more people or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can obtain |
| Conflict | deliberate attempt to oppose, harm, control by force, or resist the will of another person or persons |
| Role Conflict | situation that occurs when fulfilling the expecatations of one role makes it difficult to fulfill the expectations of another role |
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