Edmondson Sociology Ch. 3 Test

Low Grades; Imprisonment

Religious Faith, justice, and equality, charity toward the less fortunate

Clapping; Compliments

Evident in employment, where achievement is often measured in terms of power & wealth

Protect the environment even if it limits economic growth

situation in which some aspects of culture change less rapidly than other aspects of the same culture

reward or punishment given by a formal organization or regulatory agency

spontaneous expression of approval/disapproval given by an individual/group

Ridicule; Ostracism

Valued regardless of rewards; viewed as a virtue

Commitment to full development of one's personality, talents, and potential

process by which a norm becomes a part of an individual's personality

long term conscious effort to promote or prevent social change

Love should guide marriage decisions

Every problem has a solution; objects judged on uselessness and people on ability to get things done

an action that rewards a particular kind of behavior

Everyone should achieve the highest level of education that their abilities will allow

Key to personal achievement; success comes from hard work and initiative

extreme self centeredness

Graduation certificates; pay raises

punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity

enforcing of norms through either internalization or external means

Personal Choice; little direct government interference in daily life and business

Which of the following is NOT included in the sources of social change

Through hard work and determination, living standards improve; science makes the world better

All should live according to basic religious principles

adapting borrowed cultural traits

systems of beliefs or ideas that justifies the social, moral, religious, political, or economic interests

Which of the following is NOT part of the 6 sources of social change?

Equal opportunity; right to express opinions and choose representatives in government

process of spreading culture traits from one society to another