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Across
  1. 1. A problem affecting many individuals the source of which lies in the social structure and culture of a society
  2. 3. Term refers to going along with the preferences of one's peers
  3. 6. When one variable changes it causes change to occur in another variable.
  4. 9. Part of Goffman’s dramaturgy approach, we may change how we present ourselves depending on the situation and audience.
  5. 13. It encompasses all that we say, know, make, and do in our efforts to survive and thrive.
  6. 16. A status that dominates other statuses, in a certain situation, and influences how people interact with a person.
  7. 17. Nonmaterial element of culture that represents what is desirable for people
  8. 20. Practice of comparing another culture to one’s own culture and often believing one’s own culture is superior.
  9. 21. A science in which sociologists engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding of the interdependence between individuals and society.
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  1. 2. Attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaged in the same behavior are not
  2. 4. Process by which people learn their culture.
  3. 5. Theory that you become who you are based on how you think others see you.
  4. 7. A research method in which information is gathered by watching people.
  5. 8. The expectations as to how to act in society.
  6. 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.
  7. 11. A period of disorientation an individual feels when they enter into a new cultural setting.
  8. 12. theoretical perspective that focuses on social interaction and socialization in order to explain society as a whole.
  9. 14. The process of adopting new behavioral patterns in place of old ones as one moves through different transitions and stages of life
  10. 15. The debate between natural and social scientists about human development and how we become human.
  11. 18. “Hypothesis” that argues that the language we use shapes our perception of reality. (The answer is the hyphenation of the two theorists’ names.)
  12. 19. Sociological perspective that believes society is structured to maintain stability.