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Sociology part 2 (conformity/obedience/y (Conformity is the process by…
Sociology part 2
conformity/obedience/y
Conformity is the process by which an individual will alter or change his or hers thoughts, feelings,and behaviour to meet expectations of a group authority figure
Compliance social behaviour by an individual that may be contrary to his or hers beliefs, but it's exhibited nonetheless in order to achieve rewards and avoid punishment
People are expected to adhere to these "rules" of behaviour; not meeting these expectations has far more serious consequences than in individualistic cultures
In individualistic cultures, they have less rules to follow and have more freedom.
example - schools expect students to show up for class on time, those who don't are punished, students are expected to follow the school schedule
Subway Experiments - Students were instructed to go up to people on the subway and ask for their seat for no particular reason. What happened was 68% of people gave up their seat. This experiment showed that people are resilient to break social norms
Groupthink is the effects of collective pressure on the decision making abilities of individual members of a group symptoms of groupthink include Pressure, Self-censorship, Morality, Stereotypes, Mindguard
Obedience is the act or habit of doing what one is told or submitting to authority
Nurse Experiment - Nurses were told over the phone to give a drug they never heard of, to a patient, and were told to overdose the patient, this broke 3 rules, 21 out of 22 went through with what was instructed
The institutional and social process that define certain types of occupations and goods as socially desirable.
Social Status
Achieved Status the position that an individual holds in society based on his or her accomplishment of a particular task or role.
Ascribed Status. The position that an individual holds in society that is determined at birth and over which he or she has no control.
Minimum wage . How does it contribute to social stratification. Should it be raised or not? Reasons. Pros and Cons. This ties into conflict theory because the rich don't want the poor to have money or power.
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Functionalism Stratification matches the most qualified people to the most important positions in society and it assures that those individuals are rewarded.
Conflict Theory inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others for their personal gain.
Symbolic Interactionism children are socialized to believe that a persons social class s the result of talent and effort.
Crowds and mobs
An acting crowd can easily become a mob.
A mob is a disorderly crowd of people.
A riot results in violence, vandalism and distrustion of property.
Classical
People become more upset and emotional in groups.
We are immoral in groups and lose individuality in crowds.
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Placing people in the same group is ineffective.
Some identify with the group and won't cooperate.
There are subgroups in a large group.
Trump banned Muslims but Muslims were fighting terrorists over seas.
Those people will see the police as the enemy.
If the police help subgroups it will reduce hostility in the situation
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in group/out group
In Groups
-People like ourselves share the same sense of normal/rules "of the game" (unspoken).
-nurtures in-group bias.
-protective double-standard
Out Groups
-we view outgroups differently then ourselves.
-groups have less experience socializing with
-interactions are uncomfortable (conscious and unconscious)
-Judge outgroups harsher
-feel threatened
-behaviour feels more obvious
-differences more noticeable (speech patterns, dress, food, social customs).
-Register groups as threats
Out Group Anxiety
-inequality
-sitting further away
-avoiding eye contact
-reactive, defensive, awkward
-Implicit Bias
everyone has it, but is unaware of having it.
-Explicit Bias
you are aware of bias.
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social inequality
"Isms"
Ableism: Discrimination or social prejudice based upon assumptions about people with physical disability
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Racism: discrimination based on perceived race, individual or institutional.
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💰💸💵Classism: discrimination based upon social class, putting those with less wealth at an individual or institutional disadvantage
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Conditions: wealth, occupation, personal credentials&a post secondary education
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