Across
- 1. theoretical perspective that focuses on social interaction and socialization in order to explain society as a whole.
- 3. 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. Problems we face as a consequence of the positions we occupy within the larger social structure.
- 10. It encompasses all that we say, know, make, and do in our efforts to survive and thrive.
- 11. When group members quickly agree on some course of action without thinking completely of alternatives.
- 13. The process of adopting new behavioral patterns in place of old ones as one moves through different transitions and stages of life.
- 15. The expectations as to how to act in society.
- 16. Sociological perspective that believes society is structured to maintain stability.
- 19. A research method in which information is gathered by watching people.
Down
- 2. Practice of comparing another culture to one’s own culture and often believing one’s own culture is superior.
- 4. The debate between natural and social scientists about people come to behave the way they do.
- 5. Nonmaterial element of culture that represents what is desireable for people.
- 7. It encompasses all that we say, know, make, and do in our efforts to survive and thrive.
- 9. Systematic way of studying a phenomenon, starting with choosing a topic and ending with results.
- 12. A science in which sociologists engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding of the interdependence between individuals and society.
- 14. Term refers to going along with the preferences of one's peers
- 17. “Hypothesis” that argues that the language we use shapes our perception of reality. (The answer is the hyphenation of the two theorists’ names.)
- 18. The group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society