Sociology Final Exam Review

a trait used to label someone in a negative way

• underclass

• stacking

• stigma

• aristocracy

the part of the self that is created through socialization

• self-concept

• stigma

• I

• me

the part of the self that is spontaneous, unpredictable, and creative

• I

• me

• significant others

• self-concept

competitive physical activity

• contest

• sport

• stacking

• tracking

group that has distinct rules and norms and is organized around a sport activity

• sport stacking

• sports norms

• sport subculture

• sport peers

hourly workers whose income is somewhat below average

• underclass

• working poor

• working class

• middle class

lists the 5 major ways people respond to strain

• fight or flight theory

• strain theory

• control theory

• differential association theory

people that have been successful in professional jobs lawyers and business owners

• upper class

• upper middle class

• middle class

• underclass

people who are poor and unemployed

• working poor

• working class

• aristocracy

• underclass

people who work in low skill jobs and have an income below the poverty level

• middle class

• working class

• working poor

• underclass