The four primary agents of socialization in the are:

During her first day of kindergarten, Marie does not understand how the lunch line in the cafeteria works. She hesitates and watches as the older kids pick up their trays and silverware and then get in line. She follows their lead and successfully buys herself lunch. Marie’s experience in the lunchroom is an example of _____.

The process of adopting new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors:

A social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent:

Behavior that departs from societal or group norms:

Ways to encourage conformity to society’s norms:

_________refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy.

Stratification structure that does not allow for social mobility:

Hytham moves from a job as a computer programmer to a job as a webpage designer. This is most likely an example of...

Positive _______________________ include standing ovations, compliments, smiles, pats on the back, and gifts.

Graduation certificates, pay raises, promotions, awards, and medals are examples of positive _______________________.

The major functionalist explanation of deviance, _______________________, was developed by sociologist Robert K. Merton.

According to _______________________, communities in which most members have strong social bonds will have lower rates of deviance.

The child of a mechanic who becomes a doctor experiences _______________________.

Vertical mobility is the movement between social classes or strata.

Negative sanctions can range from frowns, ridicule, and rejection to fines, imprisonment, and even death.

An authority figure telling you in no uncertain terms to “sit down and be quiet” has given you a rebuke

The family is the most important agent of socialization in most societies.

The major forms of total institutions are books, film, the Internet, magazines, newspapers, radio, and television.

Which agent of socialization is considered the most important in all societies?

Which agent of socialization teaches us how to conform and prepares us for the workforce?

A teenager joins a group of friends who are interested in sports. They begin to adopt the values and beliefs of the group, such as the importance of physical fitness and teamwork. Which agent of socialization is operating in this situation?

The theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant.

An undesirable label used to deny a deviant social acceptance.

A repetition of, or return to, criminal behavior.

______________is permanent, is classified according skin color, age and people does not have the control over this decisions.

Ahmad, born to a poor family in Trinidad, has become an educated politician at age 40.

     Which of the following concepts best describe this type of Mobility:

Which of the following pairs is an example of a closed stratification system?

What term do sociologists use to describe the likelihood that individuals have of sharing in the opportunities and benefits of society?

According to the concept of _______________________, if the majority of a person’s interactions are with deviant individuals, the person is likely to be socialized into patterns of deviant behavior.

A person who commits a deviant act that goes unnoticed has committed an act of _______________________.

Sociologists who subscribe to _______________________ explain why some people are not called deviants, even though everyone commits deviance.

In the _______________________, individuals are asked to select which social rank they are from a list.

When an individual moves from one job to another of equal social ranking, that individual experiences_______________________.

Agents of socialization resocialize people in their care by stripping away all semblance of identity and replacing it with an institutional identity.

Mass media are particularly influential during the pre-teenage and early teenage years.

The automatic reaction to stop when a traffic light turns red is an example of negative sanction.

People are introduced to formal sanctions early in life through interaction in the family, such as the praise most parents give their children for good behavior.

The principal means of sanction in all societies is self-control, which is learned through the internalization of norms.

Which of the following is an example of a Total Institution

What purpose do total institutions in general serve?

What are the two methods through which society enforces norms?

What factors determine social class?

How is a class system different from a caste system?

Which kind of sanction do you think is more effective, positive or negative?

How can deviance benefit society?

Which one lists the Castes from bottom to top?

This refers to a society's categorization of its people into rankings of socioeconomic tiers based on factors like wealth, income, race, education, and power.

What is the order of the US Class system?