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

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