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Ch. 3
Devante
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Self-Fulfillment | is a commitment to the full development of one’s personality, talents and potential. |
| Narcissism | extreme self-centeredness |
| Daniel Bell | weakened the established values of hard work and moderation and that it threatened the stability of the capitalist system. |
| Daniel Yankelovich | he admitted that this new value probably indicated that americans believed less in hard work than did earlier generations. |
| James M. Henslin | suggested that additional values such as education might be included. |
| Christopher Lasch | went so far as to consider this emphasis on personal fulfillment a personality disorder. |
| Robin M. Williams | American society sociologist who analyzed American Values |
| Internalization | the process by which a norm becomes a part of an individual’s personality, thus conditioning that individual to conform to society’s expectations. |
| sanctions | these are rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms |
| positive sanction | action that rewards a particular kind of behavior |
| negative sanction | is a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity. |
| formal sanction | is a reward or punishment given by formal organization or regulatory agency, such as a school, business, or government. |
| informal sanction | a spontaneous expression of approval or disapproval given by an individual or a group. |
| social control | enforcing of norms through either internal or external |