According to Robert Merton’s strain theory, when a person gives up on or rejects societal goals, but still adheres to the socially approved means of achieving those goals, that person can be describes as a(n)

__________ is the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society.

As you are rushing from one class to the next, you absentmindedly forget to hold the door open for the person coming through behind you. The consequence is that the person has the door slammed in his/her face. Which kind of norm has been violated?

The part of the self that is unrestrained, spontaneous, unpredictable, and creative is:

Language, beliefs, values, rules of behavior, family patterns, and political systems are examples of

__________ is the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self identity and the physical, mental, and social skills needed for survival in society.

__________ consist(s) of the abstract or intangible human creations of society, such as the norms, values, and beliefs that influence people’s behavior.

The ­­­­­___________ is the element of the self that is composed of the internalized attitudes and demands of other members of society and the individual’s awareness of those demands.

A socioeconomically disadvantaged teenager decides that she must resort to crime in order to buy some clothes for a work uniform.  According to Merton, this person is a(n):

Before she is born, Sarah's room is painted pink.  When she is a toddler, her parents buy her a toy vacuum cleaner and kitchen because they want her to learn what they are proper feminine roles and responsibilities such as caregiving and housework. This is an example of:

Family, peers, the media, and teachers are examples of:

The belief that shared values are essential for societies to survive because shared values and beliefs among the people of a society encourages social stability and order, would be representative of what theoretical perspective?

__________ consist(s) of the physical or tangible creations that members of a society make, use, and share.

According to George Herbert Mead, in the __________ stage of self-development, interactions lack meaning and children largely imitate the people around them.

Sue goes to a movie with her friends. Her phone starts ringing during the movie and she is aware that this is quite distracting to others around her, so she immediately silences the phone. This is an example of responding to:

According to George Herbert Mead, in the __________ stage of self-development, children learn to use language and other symbols, thus enabling them to pretend to take on the roles of specific people.  However, at this point, children can only take on and account for one role at a time.

According to the ____________, language shapes one's view of reality.

According to sociologist Robert Merton’s __________ theory, people feel tension when they are exposed to cultural goals that they are unable to obtain because they do not have access to culturally-approved means of achieving those goals. The goals may be material possessions and money; the approved means may include an education and/or job.

The view that language is a source of power and social control and that it perpetuates inequalities between people and between groups because words are used to “keep people in their place” is representative of what theoretical perspective?

According to Robert Merton’s strain theory, a person who challenges both the approved goals and the approved means for achieving them and then advocates an alternative set of goals or means, can be called a(n):

This part of our culture can transmit emotion and deeper meaning. For example, it can stand for love (a heart on a valentine), peace (a dove), or hate (a Nazi swastika).

__________ is any behavior, belief, or condition that violates significant social norms in the society or group in which it occurs.

A young woman graduates from high school with honors and attends a prestigious university, where she completes her degree. She gets a good job, she marries, and starts planning for the future. This woman’s behavior illustrates she is a:

According to George Herbert Mead, during the __________ stage of self-development (early school years), children understand not only their own social position but also the positions of others around them.

The _________________________ consists of three branches: the police, the courts, and the corrections system, all of which exist to enforce a legal code.

Sociologist Edwin Sutherland’s __________ theory states that people have a greater tendency to deviate from societal norms when they frequently affiliate with individuals who tend to engage in deviant behavior.

Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of over seventy categories that included appearance (such as bodily adornment and hairstyles), activities (such as sports, dancing, games, joking, and visiting), social institutions (such as family, law, and religion), and customary practices (such as cooking, folklore, gift giving, and hospitality) that he observed in most societies.  These are all examples of:

According to George Herbert Mead, __________ refers to the process by which a person mentally assumes the role of another person or group in order to understand the world from that person’s or group’s point of view.

According to Charles Horton Cooley, the __________ refers to the way in which a person’s sense of self is derived from the perceptions of others’ evaluations.