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Sociology Vocab 3
Sociology Ch.3 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Formal Sanction | reward or punishment that is given by some formal organization or regulatory body, such as gvnt, the police, a corporation, or a school |
Internalization | process by which a norm becomes a part of an individuals personality, thereby conditioning the individual to confrom to societys expectations |
Diffusion | spread of culture traits -ideas, acts, beliefs, and material objects- from one society to another |
Cultural Lag | situation in which some aspects of the culture change less rapidly, or lag behind, other aspects of the same culture |
Reformulation | the process of adapting borrowed cultural traits |
Self-fulfillment | commitment to the full development of ones personality, talents, and potential |
Social Control | enforcing of norms through either internalization or sanctions |
Negative Sanction | sanction in the form of a punishment or threat of punishment |
Sanctions | rewards or punishments used to force conformity to norms |
Social Movement | long-term conscious effort to promote or prevent social change |
Narcissim | extreme self-centeredness |
Positive Sanction | sanction in the form of a reward |
Ideology | system of beliefs or ideas that justifies some social, moral, religious, political, or economic interetss held by a social group or by society |
Technology | knowledge and tools people use for practical purposes |
Informal Sanctions | spontaneous expression of approval or disapproval given by an individual or individuals |