Sociology
Chapter 4, 6, 7
Study Guide
Pp. 109-137, 170-233
Name:_____________________
KEY TERMS: Be able to identify the meaning of these words and recognize examples of them in use.
Socialization
Looking Glass Self
Self Concept
Significant Others
Imitation stage
Play stage
Game stage
Peer Group
Mass Media
Desocialization
Resocialization
Reference Group
Group
Social Category
Primary group
Secondary Group
In-group
Out-group
Social Network
Primary Relationships
Cooperation
Coercion
Conflict
Social Exchange
Conformity
Formal organization Bureaucracy
Informal organization
Deviance
Negative Deviance
Positive Deviance
Control Theory
Differential Association Theory
Secondary Deviance
Crime
Stigma
Deterrence
Power
Authority
Social Sanctions
Strain Theory
Labeling Theory
Primary Deviance
Victim Discounting
White-Collar Crime
Retribution
CONCEPTS:
Be able to distinguish between positive and negative deviance
Strain Theory
Hirsch Control Theory
ESSAY ?”S: Be able to answer the following questions on the test.
Chapter 4 discussed three girls who had been denied normal social contact when they were young. What single
factor seemed to have the greatest effect on the long-term impact of this isolation? Explain your answer and
support it with other examples from this chapter and from lecture.
Society has made some behaviors, such as drinking and smoking, legal for adults and illegal for juveniles. Do
you believe that it is good or bad that there are different laws for adults and kids? Support your answer with
information and theories you have learned about culture, socialization, influence of groups, and deviance.