SOC 2106 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Star-Spangled Banner, Gender Inequality, Risk Society

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2106
• Professor: A L V A R O

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Norms are rules and expectations by which a society guides the behaviour of its members. They (cid:373)ay (cid:271)e either pres(cid:272)ripti(cid:448)e (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t(cid:895) or pros(cid:272)ripti(cid:448)e (cid:894)do(cid:895) There are two special types of norms that were identified by william graham sumner: mores (right and wrong) and folkways (right and rude) As we internalize norms, we respond critically to our own behaviour through shame or guilt. Social control: formal: anything related to the government (i. e. the military, police, health services, child services) Informal: your friends, family, school have the power to stigmatize you. Eth(cid:374)o(cid:272)e(cid:374)tris(cid:373) is the pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)e of judgi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)other (cid:272)ulture (cid:271)y the sta(cid:374)dards of o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) culture. Sociologists tend to discourage this practice; instead, they advocate cultural relativism, the practice of judging a culture by its own standards. Aspects of life seen to warrant concern and intervention. The identification of a social problem is the outcome of a social process including a moral e(cid:448)aluatio(cid:374) of people"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour.