SOC 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Milgram Experiment, Ascribed Status, 6 Years
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Review for exam 1: social construction of reality. Rules: behavior is patterned and ordered, rules guide our behavior, we assign meaning to behavior, rules are collectively enforced, rules are symbolic, rules are cemented by our emotions. What is definition of social construction of reality: process through which people create their understanding of their environment, rules and meanings that shape our behavior are basic elements of this process. What is self-fulfilling prophecy: when expectation leads to behavior that then causes expectation to become reality, pygmalion effect. How is cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy broken: teacher"s expectations of students can affect student performance, need outside source to stop cycle. What are norms: rules concerning appropriate and inappropriate behavior by which people are judged, ex. Survivors of f-227: rugby players, family, friends from uruguay in upper and middle class, people do not eat other people in this situation, people in the crash started eating dead bodies of others.
