SOCL 4461 : Test 2 Notes
Document Summary
Devalued status: when a negative label gets applied to you-> harmful impact on status. Reflected appraisals: reinforced statements, or appraisals, having a negative impact and cause yiou to act on the labels you"ve been given: also thought of as self-fulfilling prophecy. Master status: the status that overrides all of the many statuses that one may have (ex. Judge is considered a judge even outside of the courtroom) Stigma contest is when someone attempts to apply a stigma to you and you attempt to fight it off. Homosexual deviance: a general orientation for sex with other members of one"s own gender. Reasons held to being deviant: religious reasons, procreative argument. 600 homosexual jr. high kids: 81% harassed, 39% physically assaulted. Most homophobic: those from working/lower class backgrounds, religious fundamentalists, and those of lower education. Don"t ask, don"t tell: military rule on not allowing persons to be screened due to sexual orientation.
