Social Psychology Definitions Flashcards

<p>Social Structure and Personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals' capacity to resist broader social forces and to act in a self-directed manner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How society shapes people's perceptions, feelings, and behaviors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deviant behavior engaged in by adolescents (youths ages 12-18).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A recognized violation of prevailing group or social norms, which may or may not be illegal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A situation in which the responsibility for helping in an emergency situation is spread across all the observers of the event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When people act in a social encounter in a manner that is consistent with the societal expectations placed upon members of their sex category.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A category of individuals perceived as distinct due to cultural characteristics, including customs, language, and a shared heritage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to how males and females are perceived within a given society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An 'orienting concept' that sensitizes social psychologists to the fact that statuses such as class, race/ethnicity, and gender do not necessarily operate independent of one another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unit of analysis is society; sociologists focus on the aspects of society that exist above and beyond the individual, at the collective or aggregate level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unit of analysis is the individual; psychologists study how micro-level attributes affect people's emotions and behaviors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of human thought processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group perceived as genetically distinct; 'perceived' is used because race is not really a biological construct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to biological differences between males and females.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Typically measured as socioeconomic status, using indicators of education, occupational prestige, and income.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Properties of the collective environment that are not dependent upon the perceptions or behaviors of any one individual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rules that guide people to behaviors that are expected by society and conform to social acceptability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The systematic study of people's thoughts, feelings, and behavior in social contexts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to the rank ordering of groups from low to high in terms of their access to important societal resources such as money, power, and prestige.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Status in society based on the level of education, income, and occupational prestige.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A way of viewing the world that places people's experiences within their social and historical context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Includes Symbolic Interactionism (SI), Social Structure and Personality (SSP), and Group Processes and Structures (GPS).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sociology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A recognized social position within society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to statuses like class, race/ethnicity, and gender because they are dimensions of stratification in this society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to what a researcher studies; can either be micro or macro.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deeply held ideals and beliefs.</p> Signup and view all the answers