SocialStatus  Any sociallydefinedpositionwithinsociety Nurture   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristicsare due to ourenvironmentAchievedstatus  A statusthat istaken onby choice.Resocialization The process ofdiscarding pastpatterns ofbehavior andadopting newones.CharlesHortonCooley LookingGlass SelfTheoryPersonalityA person’spattern ofattitudes,emotions,characteristics,and behaviorPreparatorystageChildrenimitate thepeoplearound them.Ages 0-3In-group  In-group Onethat one feelsrespect and alikeness with.GeorgeHerbertMead Argued that we learnabout ourselves andour culture by takingon the role ofanother. Thepreparatory stage,play stage, and gamestage.Socialnetwork  A series ofrelationships thatlink individuals tothose they knowand to otherpeople indirectlythrough others.Socialinstitutions  Groups ofpeople whoband together tomeet a commonpurposeor need.Anticipatorysocialization  Occurs as aperson“rehearses” fora new role,occupation, orrelationship.PeerGroup  Anindividual’ssocialequals.Anna,Isabelle,& Genie  Examplesof childrenraised inisolation.HarryHarlow  Studied rhesusmonkeysraised apartfrom theirmothers.Roleconflict  A conflict inthe roles oftwo or morestatuses.Primarygroups  Small groupswhere themembers sharepersonal, lastingrelationshipswith each other.Family,Peers,School,Mass Media Importantagent ofsocializationsSecondarygroups Larger, moreimpersonalgroups groupsthat undertake aparticular activityor goal.Rolestrain  Tension inthe rolesof onestatus.SolomonAsch  A researcher in the1950s who studiedgroup conformity byseeingwhether participantswould chose anincorrect answer ifothergroups members did.Socioculturalevolution The changeof socialstructure in asociety overtime.Masterstatus  A status thatshapes aperson’s identityand often allaspects oftheir life.Looking-glass self  Describes how ourself developsthrough interactionsand ourimpressions abouthow other peoplesee us. - CooleyGerhardLenski  Researcher whoexamined how socialstructure changedover time in aprocess he calledsocioculturalevolution.Gamestage  Occurs as childrennot only play rolesbut also considerseveraltasks or relationshipsat the same time.Ages 8-9Ascribedstatus  A status that anindividual isborn into orgainsinvoluntarilyduring their life. the Self   An identity anddesignationthat sets usapart fromother people.SocializationProcess throughwhich people learnthe language,norms, values,behaviors andother aspects ofculture .Role-taking   Mead's Theory-Involvesassuming theperspective ofanother.Socialrole  The expectedbehavior for aparticularstatus or socialposition.Socialstructure  Theorganizationof society intopredictablerelationships. Playstage   Children learn toplayact. They try onvarious roles,such as playinghouse or pretendingto be a firefighter.Ages 3-5Out-groups   Groups thatone feels asense ofcompetitionor dislike for.Nature   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristics aredue to ourbiological orgenetic makeup.Sociobiology The study ofbiologicalreasons forsocialbehavior.Socialgroup  Two or moreindividuals whointeract with eachother & sharesimilar norms,interests, &expectations abouttheir interactions.Feralchildren  Wild and untamed;sometimes used todescribe childrenwho grew up inextreme isolation.Agents ofsocializationThe people andorganizations thatteach a culture’snorms,language, values,and other aspects.SocialStatus  Any sociallydefinedpositionwithinsocietyNurture   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristicsare due to ourenvironmentAchievedstatus  A statusthat istaken onby choice.Resocialization The process ofdiscarding pastpatterns ofbehavior andadopting newones.CharlesHortonCooley LookingGlass SelfTheoryPersonalityA person’spattern ofattitudes,emotions,characteristics,and behaviorPreparatorystageChildrenimitate thepeoplearound them.Ages 0-3In-group  In-group Onethat one feelsrespect and alikeness with.GeorgeHerbertMead Argued that we learnabout ourselves andour culture by takingon the role ofanother. Thepreparatory stage,play stage, and gamestage.Socialnetwork  A series ofrelationships thatlink individuals tothose they knowand to otherpeople indirectlythrough others.Socialinstitutions  Groups ofpeople whoband together tomeet a commonpurposeor need.Anticipatorysocialization  Occurs as aperson“rehearses” fora new role,occupation, orrelationship.PeerGroup  Anindividual’ssocialequals.Anna,Isabelle,& Genie  Examplesof childrenraised inisolation.HarryHarlow  Studied rhesusmonkeysraised apartfrom theirmothers.Roleconflict  A conflict inthe roles oftwo or morestatuses.Primarygroups  Small groupswhere themembers sharepersonal, lastingrelationshipswith each other.Family,Peers,School,Mass Media Importantagent ofsocializationsSecondarygroups Larger, moreimpersonalgroups groupsthat undertake aparticular activityor goal.Rolestrain  Tension inthe rolesof onestatus.SolomonAsch  A researcher in the1950s who studiedgroup conformity byseeingwhether participantswould chose anincorrect answer ifothergroups members did.Socioculturalevolution The changeof socialstructure in asociety overtime.Masterstatus  A status thatshapes aperson’s identityand often allaspects oftheir life.Looking-glass self  Describes how ourself developsthrough interactionsand ourimpressions abouthow other peoplesee us. - CooleyGerhardLenski  Researcher whoexamined how socialstructure changedover time in aprocess he calledsocioculturalevolution.Gamestage  Occurs as childrennot only play rolesbut also considerseveraltasks or relationshipsat the same time.Ages 8-9Ascribedstatus  A status that anindividual isborn into orgainsinvoluntarilyduring their life. the Self   An identity anddesignationthat sets usapart fromother people.SocializationProcess throughwhich people learnthe language,norms, values,behaviors andother aspects ofculture .Role-taking   Mead's Theory-Involvesassuming theperspective ofanother.Socialrole  The expectedbehavior for aparticularstatus or socialposition.Socialstructure  Theorganizationof society intopredictablerelationships. Playstage   Children learn toplayact. They try onvarious roles,such as playinghouse or pretendingto be a firefighter.Ages 3-5Out-groups   Groups thatone feels asense ofcompetitionor dislike for.Nature   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristics aredue to ourbiological orgenetic makeup.Sociobiology The study ofbiologicalreasons forsocialbehavior.Socialgroup  Two or moreindividuals whointeract with eachother & sharesimilar norms,interests, &expectations abouttheir interactions.Feralchildren  Wild and untamed;sometimes used todescribe childrenwho grew up inextreme isolation.Agents ofsocializationThe people andorganizations thatteach a culture’snorms,language, values,and other aspects.

Unit 3 - 4 Sociology Terms - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Any socially defined position within society
    Social Status
  2. Belief that our behaviors, personalities, and characteristics are due to our environment
    Nurture
  3. A status that is taken on by choice.
    Achieved status
  4. The process of discarding past patterns of behavior and adopting new ones.
    Resocialization
  5. Looking Glass Self Theory
    Charles Horton Cooley
  6. A person’s pattern of attitudes, emotions, characteristics, and behavior
    Personality
  7. Children imitate the people around them. Ages 0-3
    Preparatory stage
  8. In-group One that one feels respect and a likeness with.
    In-group
  9. Argued that we learn about ourselves and our culture by taking on the role of another. The preparatory stage, play stage, and game stage.
    George Herbert Mead
  10. A series of relationships that link individuals to those they know and to other people indirectly through others.
    Social network
  11. Groups of people who band together to meet a common purpose or need.
    Social institutions
  12. Occurs as a person “rehearses” for a new role, occupation, or relationship.
    Anticipatory socialization
  13. An individual’s social equals.
    Peer Group
  14. Examples of children raised in isolation.
    Anna, Isabelle, & Genie
  15. Studied rhesus monkeys raised apart from their mothers.
    Harry Harlow
  16. A conflict in the roles of two or more statuses.
    Role conflict
  17. Small groups where the members share personal, lasting relationships with each other.
    Primary groups
  18. Important agent of socializations
    Family, Peers, School, Mass Media
  19. Larger, more impersonal groups groups that undertake a particular activity or goal.
    Secondary groups
  20. Tension in the roles of one status.
    Role strain
  21. A researcher in the 1950s who studied group conformity by seeing whether participants would chose an incorrect answer if other groups members did.
    Solomon Asch
  22. The change of social structure in a society over time.
    Sociocultural evolution
  23. A status that shapes a person’s identity and often all aspects of their life.
    Master status
  24. Describes how our self develops through interactions and our impressions about how other people see us. - Cooley
    Looking-glass self
  25. Researcher who examined how social structure changed over time in a process he called sociocultural evolution.
    Gerhard Lenski
  26. Occurs as children not only play roles but also consider several tasks or relationships at the same time. Ages 8-9
    Game stage
  27. A status that an individual is born into or gains involuntarily during their life.
    Ascribed status
  28. An identity and designation that sets us apart from other people.
    the Self
  29. Process through which people learn the language, norms, values, behaviors and other aspects of culture .
    Socialization
  30. Mead's Theory - Involves assuming the perspective of another.
    Role-taking
  31. The expected behavior for a particular status or social position.
    Social role
  32. The organization of society into predictable relationships.
    Social structure
  33. Children learn to playact. They try on various roles, such as playing house or pretending to be a firefighter. Ages 3-5
    Play stage
  34. Groups that one feels a sense of competition or dislike for.
    Out-groups
  35. Belief that our behaviors, personalities, and characteristics are due to our biological or genetic makeup.
    Nature
  36. The study of biological reasons for social behavior.
    Sociobiology
  37. Two or more individuals who interact with each other & share similar norms, interests, & expectations about their interactions.
    Social group
  38. Wild and untamed; sometimes used to describe children who grew up in extreme isolation.
    Feral children
  39. The people and organizations that teach a culture’s norms, language, values, and other aspects.
    Agents of socialization