Chapters 1 - 6

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Across
  1. 6. Process by which people learn their culture.
  2. 7. Term refers to going along with the preferences of one's peers
  3. 9. A period of disorientation an individual feels when they enter into a new cultural setting.
  4. 10. Type of society in which industry is no longer a big part of the economy, and information and service shape the type of work people do.
  5. 12. A problem affecting many individuals the source of which lies in the social structure and culture of a society
  6. 13. Attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaged in the same behavior are not
  7. 14. Theory that you become who you are based on how you think others see you.
  8. 15. Practice of comparing another culture to one’s own culture and often believing one’s own culture is superior.
  9. 16. The debate between natural and social scientists about human development and how we become human.
  10. 18. The process of adopting new behavioral patterns in place of old ones as one moves through different transitions and stages of life
  11. 19. A status that dominates other statuses, in a certain situation, and influences how people interact with a person.
  12. 20. When one variable changes it causes change to occur in another variable.
  13. 21. Sociological perspective that believes society is structured to maintain stability.
Down
  1. 1. Nonmaterial element of culture that represents what is desirable for people
  2. 2. A research method in which information is gathered by watching people.
  3. 3. “Hypothesis” that argues that the language we use shapes our perception of reality. (The answer is the hyphenation of the two theorists’ names.)
  4. 4. A science in which sociologists engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding of the interdependence between individuals and society.
  5. 5. theoretical perspective that focuses on social interaction and socialization in order to explain society as a whole.
  6. 8. It encompasses all that we say, know, make, and do in our efforts to survive and thrive.
  7. 11. The expectations as to how to act in society.
  8. 17. The difficulty that arises when the same social status imposes conflicting demands and expectations.