SOCI 1000U Study Guide - Final Guide: Global Issue, Collective Effervescence, Cultural Capital
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Subculture: a sub-group that does not challenge mainstream society. Counter culture: a sub-group that does challenge mainstream society. Deviance: ways of thinking and acting that are subject to social control. Social control: the ways in which members of social groups express their disapproval of people and behavior. How cults seduce: boundaries, you(cid:859)re either i(cid:374) or out, (cid:272)reati(cid:374)g passio(cid:374)ate solidarit(cid:455) (cid:858)the fire(cid:449)all(cid:859) (cid:858)big brother(cid:859, common tactic involving defining a big enemy in the outside world. Internal vs external communications: communication within is frequent, intimate, extensive, outsiders do(cid:374)(cid:859)t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g, little (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) Initiation: selecting recruits, choose those going through dramatic life change, charge new members with recruiting their friends, baiting the hook, invite you to something innocent, then keep inviting you back. Marriage patterns: monogamy, serial monogamy, polygamy, polygyny, polyandry, group marriage. Family in history: hunting/gathering families, 5 30 people, norm for 99% of human history. Line between family and community blurred: family = community, complex caste and state bureaucracy system.
