Sociology Final Jersey College Complete Study Review
Observed by Charles Horton Cooley.
looking-glass self
A self image based on how we think others see us.
Conflict theory suggested by Karl Marx.
Urbanization
Peoples movement from rural to urban areas.
conforming to the dominant group's culture, adopting its
Assimilation
language and values, and intermarrying with that group.
the standards by which people define what is good or
Values bad, moral or immoral, proper or improper, desirable or
undesirable, beautiful or ugly.
norms that people consider very important because they
Mores
maintain moral and ethical behavior.
Norms specific rules of right and wrong behavior.
a change in overall temperatures and weather conditions
climate change
over time.
increase in the average temperature of earths atmos-
global warming
phere.
examines the patterns of individuals social interaction in
Microsociology
specific settings.
examines the large-scale patterns and processes that
Macrosociology
characterize society as a whole.
behavior that treats people unequally because of some
Discrimination
characteristic.
individual discrimination unequal treatment on a one-to-one basis.
unequal treatment because of a society's everyday laws,
institutional discrimination
policies, practices, and customs.
sex the biological characteristics with which we are born.
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learned attitudes and behaviors that characterize women
gender
and men.
people whose sex at birth isn't clearly either male or fe-
Intersexual
male.
an awareness of ourselves as male or female and how we
sexual identity
express our sexual values, attitudes, and feelings.
a preference for sexual partners of the same sex, of the
sexual orientation
opposite sex, of both sexes, or neither sex.
homosexuals those who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
those who are sexually attracted to people of the opposite
heterosexuals
sex.
Bisexuals those who are sexually attracted to more than one gender.
asexuals those who lack any interest in or desire for sex.
gender identity a perception of oneself as either masculine or feminine.
peoples whose gender identity and behavior don't corre-
Transgender
spond with their birth sex.
gender expression how a person communicates gender identity to others.
characteristics, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that so-
gender roles
ciety expects of females and males.
expectations about how people will look, act, think, and
gender stereotypes
feel based on their sex.
an attitude or behavior that discriminates against one sex,
Sexism usually females, based on the assumed superiority of the
other sex.
belief that heterosexuality is the only legitimate sexual
Heterosexism
orientation.
Homophobia a fear and hatred of lesbians and gays.
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Observed by Charles Horton Cooley.
looking-glass self
A self image based on how we think others see us.
Conflict theory suggested by Karl Marx.
Urbanization
Peoples movement from rural to urban areas.
conforming to the dominant group's culture, adopting its
Assimilation
language and values, and intermarrying with that group.
the standards by which people define what is good or
Values bad, moral or immoral, proper or improper, desirable or
undesirable, beautiful or ugly.
norms that people consider very important because they
Mores
maintain moral and ethical behavior.
Norms specific rules of right and wrong behavior.
a change in overall temperatures and weather conditions
climate change
over time.
increase in the average temperature of earths atmos-
global warming
phere.
examines the patterns of individuals social interaction in
Microsociology
specific settings.
examines the large-scale patterns and processes that
Macrosociology
characterize society as a whole.
behavior that treats people unequally because of some
Discrimination
characteristic.
individual discrimination unequal treatment on a one-to-one basis.
unequal treatment because of a society's everyday laws,
institutional discrimination
policies, practices, and customs.
sex the biological characteristics with which we are born.
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, Sociology Final Jersey College Complete Study Review
learned attitudes and behaviors that characterize women
gender
and men.
people whose sex at birth isn't clearly either male or fe-
Intersexual
male.
an awareness of ourselves as male or female and how we
sexual identity
express our sexual values, attitudes, and feelings.
a preference for sexual partners of the same sex, of the
sexual orientation
opposite sex, of both sexes, or neither sex.
homosexuals those who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
those who are sexually attracted to people of the opposite
heterosexuals
sex.
Bisexuals those who are sexually attracted to more than one gender.
asexuals those who lack any interest in or desire for sex.
gender identity a perception of oneself as either masculine or feminine.
peoples whose gender identity and behavior don't corre-
Transgender
spond with their birth sex.
gender expression how a person communicates gender identity to others.
characteristics, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that so-
gender roles
ciety expects of females and males.
expectations about how people will look, act, think, and
gender stereotypes
feel based on their sex.
an attitude or behavior that discriminates against one sex,
Sexism usually females, based on the assumed superiority of the
other sex.
belief that heterosexuality is the only legitimate sexual
Heterosexism
orientation.
Homophobia a fear and hatred of lesbians and gays.
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