Sociology: The Influence of Values and Norms

All our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to the question, "Who am I?"

• looking-glass self

• norms

• self-concept

• significant others

Definition: subgroups within the larger, or national, culture with unique values, ideas, and attitudes

• ethnocentrism

• subcultures

• family

• socialization

Definition: verbal and nonverbal signs that have meaning to individuals in public settings that aid in human communication

• social facts

• economic symbols

• social symbols

• social dynamics

Cultural patterns that strongly oppose those widely accepted within a society.

• socialization

• subculture

• counterculture

• ethnocentrism

Shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations.

• mores

• values

• norms

• ethnocentrism

Definition: websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

• social media

• online safety

• social network

• social change

Definition: belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.

• socialization

• social change

• ethnocentrism

• culture

Definition: assuming the viewpoint of another person and using that viewpoint to shape the self-concept.

• looking-glass self

• role taking

• gestures

• socialization

Definition: individuals close enough to us to have a strong capacity to motivate our behavior.

• role taking

• significant others

• socialization

• social media

Definition: a group of people who are linked by common interest, equal social position, and (usually) similar age, function as agents of socialization by contributing to our sense of "belonging" and our feelings of self worth.

• subcultures

• peer groups

• media

• family