GerhardLenski  Researcher whoexamined how socialstructure changedover time in aprocess he calledsocioculturalevolution. Out-groups   Groups thatone feels asense ofcompetitionor dislike for.PersonalityA person’spattern ofattitudes,emotions,characteristics,and behaviorHarryHarlow  Studied rhesusmonkeysraised apartfrom theirmothers.Rolestrain  Tension inthe rolesof onestatus.Roleconflict  A conflict inthe roles oftwo or morestatuses.Feralchildren  Wild and untamed;sometimes used todescribe childrenwho grew up inextreme isolation.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.Secondarygroups Larger, moreimpersonalgroups groupsthat undertake aparticular activityor goal.Nurture   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristicsare due to ourenvironmentAnticipatorysocialization  Occurs as aperson“rehearses” fora new role,occupation, orrelationship.Socioculturalevolution The changeof socialstructure in asociety overtime.Socialnetwork  A series ofrelationships thatlink individuals tothose they knowand to otherpeople indirectlythrough others.PeerGroup  Anindividual’ssocialequals.SocialStatus  Any sociallydefinedpositionwithinsocietySocialgroup  Two or moreindividuals whointeract with eachother & sharesimilar norms,interests, &expectations abouttheir interactions.Ascribedstatus  A status that anindividual isborn into orgainsinvoluntarilyduring their life. Looking-glass self  Describes how ourself developsthrough interactionsand ourimpressions abouthow other peoplesee us. - CooleyPlaystage   Children learn toplayact. They try onvarious roles,such as playinghouse or pretendingto be a firefighter.Ages 3-5PreparatorystageChildrenimitate thepeoplearound them.Ages 0-3Resocialization The process ofdiscarding pastpatterns ofbehavior andadopting newones.Sociobiology The study ofbiologicalreasons forsocialbehavior.Agents ofsocializationThe people andorganizations thatteach a culture’snorms,language, values,and other aspects.Socialstructure  Theorganizationof society intopredictablerelationships. Masterstatus  A status thatshapes aperson’s identityand often allaspects oftheir life.Role-taking   Mead's Theory-Involvesassuming theperspective ofanother.In-group  In-group Onethat one feelsrespect and alikeness with.Achievedstatus  A statusthat istaken onby choice.Family,Peers,School,Mass Media Importantagent ofsocializationsSocializationProcess throughwhich people learnthe language,norms, values,behaviors andother aspects ofculture .Primarygroups  Small groupswhere themembers sharepersonal, lastingrelationshipswith each other.Gamestage  Occurs as childrennot only play rolesbut also considerseveraltasks or relationshipsat the same time.Ages 8-9Socialinstitutions  Groups ofpeople whoband together tomeet a commonpurposeor need.Anna,Isabelle,& Genie  Examplesof childrenraised inisolation.Socialrole  The expectedbehavior for aparticularstatus or socialposition.CharlesHortonCooley LookingGlass SelfTheoryNature   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristics aredue to ourbiological orgenetic makeup.the Self   An identity anddesignationthat sets usapart fromother people.GerhardLenski  Researcher whoexamined how socialstructure changedover time in aprocess he calledsocioculturalevolution.Out-groups   Groups thatone feels asense ofcompetitionor dislike for.PersonalityA person’spattern ofattitudes,emotions,characteristics,and behaviorHarryHarlow  Studied rhesusmonkeysraised apartfrom theirmothers.Rolestrain  Tension inthe rolesof onestatus.Roleconflict  A conflict inthe roles oftwo or morestatuses.Feralchildren  Wild and untamed;sometimes used todescribe childrenwho grew up inextreme isolation.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.Secondarygroups Larger, moreimpersonalgroups groupsthat undertake aparticular activityor goal.Nurture   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristicsare due to ourenvironmentAnticipatorysocialization  Occurs as aperson“rehearses” fora new role,occupation, orrelationship.Socioculturalevolution The changeof socialstructure in asociety overtime.Socialnetwork  A series ofrelationships thatlink individuals tothose they knowand to otherpeople indirectlythrough others.PeerGroup  Anindividual’ssocialequals.SocialStatus  Any sociallydefinedpositionwithinsocietySocialgroup  Two or moreindividuals whointeract with eachother & sharesimilar norms,interests, &expectations abouttheir interactions.Ascribedstatus  A status that anindividual isborn into orgainsinvoluntarilyduring their life. Looking-glass self  Describes how ourself developsthrough interactionsand ourimpressions abouthow other peoplesee us. - CooleyPlaystage   Children learn toplayact. They try onvarious roles,such as playinghouse or pretendingto be a firefighter.Ages 3-5PreparatorystageChildrenimitate thepeoplearound them.Ages 0-3Resocialization The process ofdiscarding pastpatterns ofbehavior andadopting newones.Sociobiology The study ofbiologicalreasons forsocialbehavior.Agents ofsocializationThe people andorganizations thatteach a culture’snorms,language, values,and other aspects.Socialstructure  Theorganizationof society intopredictablerelationships. Masterstatus  A status thatshapes aperson’s identityand often allaspects oftheir life.Role-taking   Mead's Theory-Involvesassuming theperspective ofanother.In-group  In-group Onethat one feelsrespect and alikeness with.Achievedstatus  A statusthat istaken onby choice.Family,Peers,School,Mass Media Importantagent ofsocializationsSocializationProcess throughwhich people learnthe language,norms, values,behaviors andother aspects ofculture .Primarygroups  Small groupswhere themembers sharepersonal, lastingrelationshipswith each other.Gamestage  Occurs as childrennot only play rolesbut also considerseveraltasks or relationshipsat the same time.Ages 8-9Socialinstitutions  Groups ofpeople whoband together tomeet a commonpurposeor need.Anna,Isabelle,& Genie  Examplesof childrenraised inisolation.Socialrole  The expectedbehavior for aparticularstatus or socialposition.CharlesHortonCooley LookingGlass SelfTheoryNature   Belief that ourbehaviors,personalities, andcharacteristics aredue to ourbiological orgenetic makeup.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. Researcher who examined how social structure changed over time in a process he called sociocultural evolution.
    Gerhard Lenski
  2. Groups that one feels a sense of competition or dislike for.
    Out-groups
  3. A person’s pattern of attitudes, emotions, characteristics, and behavior
    Personality
  4. Studied rhesus monkeys raised apart from their mothers.
    Harry Harlow
  5. Tension in the roles of one status.
    Role strain
  6. A conflict in the roles of two or more statuses.
    Role conflict
  7. Wild and untamed; sometimes used to describe children who grew up in extreme isolation.
    Feral children
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Larger, more impersonal groups groups that undertake a particular activity or goal.
    Secondary groups
  11. Belief that our behaviors, personalities, and characteristics are due to our environment
    Nurture
  12. Occurs as a person “rehearses” for a new role, occupation, or relationship.
    Anticipatory socialization
  13. The change of social structure in a society over time.
    Sociocultural evolution
  14. A series of relationships that link individuals to those they know and to other people indirectly through others.
    Social network
  15. An individual’s social equals.
    Peer Group
  16. Any socially defined position within society
    Social Status
  17. Two or more individuals who interact with each other & share similar norms, interests, & expectations about their interactions.
    Social group
  18. A status that an individual is born into or gains involuntarily during their life.
    Ascribed status
  19. Describes how our self develops through interactions and our impressions about how other people see us. - Cooley
    Looking-glass self
  20. Children learn to playact. They try on various roles, such as playing house or pretending to be a firefighter. Ages 3-5
    Play stage
  21. Children imitate the people around them. Ages 0-3
    Preparatory stage
  22. The process of discarding past patterns of behavior and adopting new ones.
    Resocialization
  23. The study of biological reasons for social behavior.
    Sociobiology
  24. The people and organizations that teach a culture’s norms, language, values, and other aspects.
    Agents of socialization
  25. The organization of society into predictable relationships.
    Social structure
  26. A status that shapes a person’s identity and often all aspects of their life.
    Master status
  27. Mead's Theory - Involves assuming the perspective of another.
    Role-taking
  28. In-group One that one feels respect and a likeness with.
    In-group
  29. A status that is taken on by choice.
    Achieved status
  30. Important agent of socializations
    Family, Peers, School, Mass Media
  31. Process through which people learn the language, norms, values, behaviors and other aspects of culture .
    Socialization
  32. Small groups where the members share personal, lasting relationships with each other.
    Primary groups
  33. Occurs as children not only play roles but also consider several tasks or relationships at the same time. Ages 8-9
    Game stage
  34. Groups of people who band together to meet a common purpose or need.
    Social institutions
  35. Examples of children raised in isolation.
    Anna, Isabelle, & Genie
  36. The expected behavior for a particular status or social position.
    Social role
  37. Looking Glass Self Theory
    Charles Horton Cooley
  38. Belief that our behaviors, personalities, and characteristics are due to our biological or genetic makeup.
    Nature
  39. An identity and designation that sets us apart from other people.
    the Self