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

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