SOC100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ethnocentrism, Ethnic Stereotype, Ingroups And Outgroups

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100
• Professor: Jana Grekul

Document Summary

Social control techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society; occurs on all levels of society. Sanctions penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm. Failure to live up to norms may result in informal sanctions such as fear or ridicule, or formal sanctions such as jail sentences or fines. Functionalists say people must respect social norms in order for any group or society to survive. Conflict theorists say that resistance to social norms is necessary to enforce change. Stanley milgram: conformity going along with peers individuals of our own status who have no special right to direct our behavior, obedience compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure. The more the learner answered incorrectly, the higher the intensity of the shock. " almost two thirds of the participants continued to shock the learner falling into the category of obedient subjects. ". Key to obedience was the experimenter"s social role as a scientist and.