Sociology
Final Study Guide:
1. Characteristic of a minority group: dominated by majority
2. Stereotype: over exaggerated belief about people
3. Example of stereotypes –positive and negatives black ppl are good athletes, black ppl are
criminals
4. Racism-race is superior
5. What do they believe?
6. Institutional Discrimination- unfair practices that have grown from traditions
7. Minority: dominated by majority
8. Race: physical characteristics that make you a part of a group- Asian, AA, Caucasian
9. Ethnic minority- group that has same culture or national background- Jewish
10. Genocide-extermination to group
11. Examples of genocide- Holocaust, Rwanda
12. Prejudice- opinion based on lack of reason or experience
13. Discrimination- treating people from different groups bad (race, sex)
14. Hate crime- Crime due to sex, race, culture
15. Deviance- breaking norms
16. What are some examples of deviance? Murder, drugs
17. Norms- Rules/socially acceptable
18. What are some examples of negative deviance and positive deviance Neg- Murder Pos-Anorexia
19. Deviant- someone who breaks norm
20. Anomie- Weak norms/absent
21. Innovation (Strain Theory)- accept goals, illegal ways (drug dealer)
22. Ritualism (Strain Theory)- accepts ways, no effort
23. Negative and Positive effects of deviance- Neg- erodes trust, $ Postive- Clarifies norms
24. Social Control- Makes people follow norms
25. Conformity- Accept norms/ follow rules
26. Labeling Theory- Society decides (pregnant girl)
27. Primary Deviance – What is it? What is an example? Occasionally- college students on spring
break
28. Secondary Deviance- What is it? What is an example? Lifestyle- serial killer
29. Crime- breaking the law
30. Criminal Justice System- police, courts, jail
31. Juvenile Crime- crime under 18
32. Examples of crimes that juveniles can be arrested for that “adults” can not- drinking alcohol
33. 4 approaches to control or punish law breakers- deterrence, retribution, rehabilitation,
incarceration
34. Incarceration- go to jail
35. Capital punishment- put to death
36. Alternatives to prison- rehab, house arrest
37. Family- group of ppl related by marriage
38. Marriage- legal union based on mutual rights and obligations
39. Domestic Violence- physical, verbal psychological
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How many times before pressing charges-35
Blended Family-step children
Extended Family-grandparents
Incest Taboo-marry cousin
Heterogamy-difference in social status
Polygamy- multiple wives
Patrilineal-father decent
Matrilineal-mother decent
Patriarchy-oldest male in charge
Matriarchy –oldest female in charge