SOC Midterm II Key Terms

Self-deceptive thinking that is based on conformity to group beliefs, & created by group pressure to conform.

• Group

• Social Aggregate

• Boundaries

• Social Network

• Groupthink

The web of relationships joining a person to other people & groups.

• Group

• Social Aggregate

• Boundaries

• Social Network

• Groupthink

Two or more people with common goals & shared ways of thinking & behaving.

• Group

• Social Aggregate

• Boundaries

• Social Network

• Groupthink

People temporarily at the same place & time.

• Group

• Social Aggregate

• Boundaries

• Social Network

• Groupthink

A symbol, action, or place used to distinguish "us" from "them."

• Group

• Social Aggregate

• Boundaries

• Social Network

• Groupthink

Social conditions where norms are weak, conflicting, or absent.

• Deviance

• Social Control

• Stigma

• Anomie

An undesirable trait or label used by others to deny a deviant's full social acceptance.

• Deviance

• Social Control

• Stigma

• Anomie

Behavior that departs from societal or group norms.

• Deviance

• Social Control

• Stigma

• Anomie

Ways to encourage conformity to society's norms.

• Deviance

• Social Control

• Stigma

• Anomie

Rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to norms.

• Crime

• Social Sanctions

• Recidivism