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

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. A status that is taken on by choice.
    Achieved status
  3. A series of relationships that link individuals to those they know and to other people indirectly through others.
    Social network
  4. Tension in the roles of one status.
    Role strain
  5. An individual’s social equals.
    Peer Group
  6. Belief that our behaviors, personalities, and characteristics are due to our environment
    Nurture
  7. In-group One that one feels respect and a likeness with.
    In-group
  8. Children learn to playact. They try on various roles, such as playing house or pretending to be a firefighter. Ages 3-5
    Play stage
  9. Process through which people learn the language, norms, values, behaviors and other aspects of culture .
    Socialization
  10. The study of biological reasons for social behavior.
    Sociobiology
  11. Wild and untamed; sometimes used to describe children who grew up in extreme isolation.
    Feral children
  12. A status that shapes a person’s identity and often all aspects of their life.
    Master status
  13. An identity and designation that sets us apart from other people.
    the Self
  14. Mead's Theory - Involves assuming the perspective of another.
    Role-taking
  15. A conflict in the roles of two or more statuses.
    Role conflict
  16. The people and organizations that teach a culture’s norms, language, values, and other aspects.
    Agents of socialization
  17. Groups that one feels a sense of competition or dislike for.
    Out-groups
  18. Occurs as a person “rehearses” for a new role, occupation, or relationship.
    Anticipatory socialization
  19. A person’s pattern of attitudes, emotions, characteristics, and behavior
    Personality
  20. Children imitate the people around them. Ages 0-3
    Preparatory stage
  21. Belief that our behaviors, personalities, and characteristics are due to our biological or genetic makeup.
    Nature
  22. A status that an individual is born into or gains involuntarily during their life.
    Ascribed status
  23. Researcher who examined how social structure changed over time in a process he called sociocultural evolution.
    Gerhard Lenski
  24. Examples of children raised in isolation.
    Anna, Isabelle, & Genie
  25. The change of social structure in a society over time.
    Sociocultural evolution
  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. 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. Looking Glass Self Theory
    Charles Horton Cooley
  30. The process of discarding past patterns of behavior and adopting new ones.
    Resocialization
  31. Larger, more impersonal groups groups that undertake a particular activity or goal.
    Secondary groups
  32. 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
  33. Small groups where the members share personal, lasting relationships with each other.
    Primary groups
  34. Studied rhesus monkeys raised apart from their mothers.
    Harry Harlow
  35. The organization of society into predictable relationships.
    Social structure
  36. 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
  37. The expected behavior for a particular status or social position.
    Social role
  38. Important agent of socializations
    Family, Peers, School, Mass Media
  39. Describes how our self develops through interactions and our impressions about how other people see us. - Cooley
    Looking-glass self