Sociology, Chapters 1 - 6

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Across
  1. 3. The expectations as to how to act in society.
  2. 6. A reciprocal exchange in which two or more people red, react and respond to each other.
  3. 8. theoretical perspective that focuses on social interaction and socialization in order to explain society as a whole.
  4. 10. Drug policies, like the Rockefeller laws and mandatory minimums, that created the highest prison population in the world are part of this approach.
  5. 11. A status that dominates other statuses, in a certain situation, and influences how people interact with a person.
  6. 12. The debate between natural and social scientists about human development and how we become human.
  7. 14. A science in which sociologists engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding of the interdependence between individuals and society.
  8. 15. Nonmaterial element of culture that represents what is desirable for people
  9. 18. A research method in which information is gathered by watching people.
  10. 20. A problem affecting many individuals the source of which lies in the social structure and culture of a society
  11. 21. A period of disorientation an individual feels when they enter into a new cultural setting.
  12. 22. 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.
  13. 23. It encompasses all that we say, know, make, and do in our efforts to survive and thrive.
Down
  1. 1. This kind of status that is assigned, or not changed easily.
  2. 2. Term refers to going along with the preferences of one's peers
  3. 4. “Hypothesis” that argues that the language we use shapes our perception of reality. (The answer is the hyphenation of the two theorists’ names.)
  4. 5. Process by which people learn their culture.
  5. 6. Our social and physical traits, such as our gender, race, social class, religion, etc., deemed to be important by our society
  6. 7. Sociological perspective that believes society is structured to maintain stability.
  7. 9. Behavior that violates a group's norms
  8. 13. The process of adopting new behavioral patterns in place of old ones as one moves through different transitions and stages of life
  9. 16. Practice of comparing another culture to one’s own culture and often believing one’s own culture is superior.
  10. 17. When group members quickly agree on some course of action without thinking completely of alternatives.
  11. 19. structure refers to the social patterns through which a society is organized that creates a stable pattern of behavior.