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

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