Behavior and appearances that follow and maintain the group standards; the acceptance of culturally valued goals and the pursuit of those goals through means defined as legitimate
Any behavior or physical appearance that is socially challenged or condemned bc it departs from the norms and expectations of the group
Methods used to teach, persuade or force a groups members and even nonmembers to computer with and not deviate from it's norms and expectations
Customary ways of handling the routine matters of every day life
Norms that people define as essential to the well being of the group or nation; people who violate these are usually punished severely
Reactions if approval or disapproval to others behavior
An expression of approval and a reward for compliance
An expression of disapproval
Spontaneous, unofficial expressions if approval or disapproval that are not backed by the force of law
Expressions of disapproval backed by laws, rules or policies that specify (usually in writing) the conditions under which people should be rewarded or punished and the procedures for allocating awards and administering punishments
A method of preventing information from reaching an audience
People whose job is to sift through information in movies, books, letters, TV, Internet and other media and to remove or block any material that those in power consider unsuitable or threatening
A mechanism of social control that involves monitoring the movements, activities, conversations and associations of people who are believed likely to engage in wrongdoing; catching those who do engage in it; preventing people from engaging in it and ensuring the public is protected from wrongdoers
People who have not violated the rules of a group and are treated accordingly
People who have broken the rules of a group and are caught, punished and labelled as outsiders
Master status of a deviant
An identification marking a rule breaker first and foremost as a deviant
People who have broken the Ike's of a group but whose violation goes unnoticed or, if it is noticed, prompts no one to enforce the law
The acceptance of cultural goals but the rejection if the legitimate means to achieve them
The rejection if cultural goals but a rigid adherence to the means of achieving them
The rejection of both Irkutsk goals and the means of achieving them
The full or partial rejection of both cultural goals and the means of achieving them and the introduction of a new set of goals and means
A deliberate simplification or caricature that exaggerates defining characteristics, thus establishing a standard against which real cases can be compared
An organization that strives to use the most efficient means to achieve a valued goal
Sociology must study an interpretive understanding of social action
An empathetic understanding of social causes
The official side of the organization governed by written guidelines, rules and policies
A process in which thought and action rooted in custom, emotion, or respect for mysterious forces--is replaced by value-rational thought and action; thought and action grounded on the logical assessment of cause and effect or the means to achieve a particular event
An organizations claim of offeringthe "best" products and services, which allow customers to move quickly from one state of being to another
Quantification and Calculation
Numerical indicators that enable customers to evaluate a product or service easily
The expectation that a service or product will be the same no nagger where or when it is purchased
The guiding or regulating, by planning out in detail, the production or delivery of a service or product
Multi-National Corporations
Enterprises that own, control of license production or service facilities in countries other than the one where the corporation is located
Hidden costs of using, making or disposing of a product that are not figure into the price of the product or paid for by the customer
A everyday event in which at least 2 people communicate and respond through language and symbolic gestures to affect one another's behavior and thinking
Work that is broken down into specialized tasks, each performed by a different set if persons trained to do that task
Ties that bind people to one another in society by social order and cohesion
Totality of beliefs and sentiments in society creates a determine system
2 or more people occupying social statuses and interacting in expected ways
Social status that results from chance
Social statuses acquired through some combo of personal choice, effort and ability
One status in a status set that is so important to a persons social identity that it overshadows all other statuses a person occupies
Used drama as a metaphor for social performance
Basic background assumptions that enable us to understand what is goin on in any encounter or situation
Basic understandings individuals being to interaction, providing a means for comprehension
Thomas Theorem (Definition of the Situation)
"If we define situations as real, they are real in their consequences"
Oberlin CollegeWrote "The polish peasant in Europe and America"
A person who or group blamed for conditions that can't be controlled or threatened a community's sense of well being or that shook the foundations of an important institution
Chicago sociologistI me and the generalized other
Social learning perspective
Child's acquisition of cognitive and behavioral skills comes from the environment; rolling and crawling before walking
Romulus, Remus, Kamala and Amala
It is impossible for a society to exist without deviance; social determination of defiance binds the group together and allows for social change
An act is deviant when people notice it and then take action to label it as a violation and apply appropriate sanctions
A campaign to identify, investigate and correct behavior that is believed to be undermining a group
Milgrams experimentThe firm commands if a person holding a position of
authority over a person hearing those commands can elicit an obedient response
Nuremberg trials
Deviant behavior is a response to a situation on which a disjuncture exists between culturally valued goals and legitimate means for achieving those goals
Theory if socialization that explains how deviant behavior, especially delinquent behavior, is learned
French sociologistDivision of labor
German theory of bureaucracy
Formal organizations that draw together people who give time, talent or treasure to support mutual interests, meet human needs, or achieve a not-for-profit goal
Rule based upon tradition or custom
Rule based upon personal qualities of the leader
Rational-Legal Legitimacy
Rules and laws and a legally appointed ruler
The process by which the principles of the fast food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more the sectors of American Society as well as the rest of the world
The imposition of rational principles and rules results in a set of irrationalities generated by the rational system
Rule by the few; the concentration if power in the hands if a few people who hold the top positions in a hierarchy
State of being in which human life is dominated by the force of its inventions
A system of expected behaviors, meanings and viewpoints that transcend those of the ppl participating
The experiences shared and recalled by significant numbers of people
To posit a single rather than synergistic or interactive effect
A process in which a sense of self develops, enabling one to see oneself reflected in others real or imagined reactions to ones appearance and behavior
Developmental Perspective
A process of physical and psychological maturation (biologically determined) that results in socialization