Across
- 4. Nonmaterial element of culture that represents what is desirable for people.
- 7. Drug policies, like the three strikes law and mandatory minimums, that created the highest prison population in the world are part of this approach.
- 11. Process by which people learn their culture.
- 15. The debate between natural and social scientists about human development and how we become human.
- 17. “Hypothesis” that argues that the language we use shapes our perception of reality. (The answer is the hyphenation of the two theorists’ names.)
- 19. Behavior that violates a group's norms
- 20. A problem affecting many individuals the source of which lies in the social structure and culture of a society
- 22. Term refers to going along with the preferences of one's peers, or other people around them.
Down
- 1. Differences in the way social control is exercised over different groups.
- 2. The process of adopting new behavioral patterns in place of old ones as one moves through different transitions and stages of life.
- 3. theoretical perspective that focuses on social interaction and socialization in order to explain society as a whole.
- 5. A period of disorientation an individual feels when they enter into a new cultural setting.
- 6. 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.
- 8. Any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity or national origin rather than on a person’s behavior.
- 9. It encompasses all that we say, know, make, and do in our efforts to survive and thrive.
- 10. Sociological perspective that believes society is structured to maintain stability.
- 11. A science in which sociologists engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding of the interdependence between individuals and society.
- 12. of socialization Family, schools and peers are all considered these, because they teach us cultural beliefs, values and norms.
- 13. The name of the theorist who wrote that the process of taking the role of the other involved three steps: imitation, play and game.
- 14. This kind of status that is assigned, or not easily changed.
- 16. A research method in which information is gathered by watching people.
- 18. A group within a larger culture who participate in the broader culture, yet have cultural traits that are differ and are unique.
- 21. Practice of comparing another culture to one’s own culture and often believing one’s own culture is superior.
- 23. The expectations as to how to act in society.