100 Chapter 2 Study Guide

acute pain-a protective mechanism that alerts the individual to a condition or experiece that is immediately harmful

1. Some people accuse sociologists of observing conditions that are obvious. How does looking at sociology as “making the familiar strange” help counter this claim? How does sociology differ from simple commonsense reasoning?

Morality is based off the individual and underlining factors. One book cannot determine how one should live, believes secular humanist. Right and wrong is based on the opinion of the individual, the environment, and circumstance. The Bible gives us the Ten Commandments to help on stay on a straight path. I agree that environment and circumstances have an influence on behavior but not on whether the behavior is right or wrong. (71)

Cultural and societal norms are based on aspects such as differences in opinion, beliefs, and backgrounds. New norms are constantly created as generations come and go, with societal changes taking place daily. Norms are shaped based on the way people are raised, the individuals we surround ourselves with, and the transformations that occur in our lives. Although groups identify and set norms, these can change in our personal lives based on the social groups we interact with as we grow through life, such as groups of friends from childhood that may be different from groups of friends we make as we enter adulthood. As we change from one group to another and transition through life, the result of social norms can be seen through new behavior. For example, an individual who did not grow up regularly attending church or practicing a religion, but later in life decided to start attending religious services and practicing, behavior changes would be evident based on guidelines set by that religion That individual may stop

Similarly, the two themes base around society and what other people do to keep themselves satisfied.

3. Microbiologists employee a number of approached to acquiring a pure culture from a from sample containing a number of different types of bacteria. Briefly describe three different procedures commonly used to secure pure cultures from a mixed culture. The use of simple labeled diagrams may be quite helpful.

22. Which of the following is an association of two or more individuals who have a shared sense of identity

Nevertheless, parties became necessary in order to get things done in government, e.g., Hamilton's financial plan and support for Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase.

2. What concept refers to a social position that is received at birth or involuntarily assumed later in life?

How important is hierarchy [look this up if you don’t know what it means] in this society?

* Respond- City ordinance enacted, required to fix problems, light parking lot, train clerks, limit cash, make store visible, 2 clerks on scene, video camera in full view, timed and secured safe. Tried to make robbing a convenient store as difficult as possible

Though it is true that cultures do tend to reflect one another with extended contact, it is more accurate

In the essay “Social Time: The Heartbeat of Culture” written by Robert Levine With Ellen Wolf, the article illustrates the differences of time in different countries. Also, the article talks somehow countries and culture differ in many ways. First of all, the writer showed how some people from Brazil and some countries tend to deal with time and how they prefer to spend their time as they want. Furthermore, the writer mentioned something which I really liked he said, “How a country places its social life is a mystery to most outsiders, one that we’re just beginning to unravel” those words made me thinking about what makes those differences on cultures and how people became the way they are today. Another example that the writer mentioned

Social Institutions, policies and practices regulate the body through normative gender and sexual scripts. An institution is the process of a social organized behavior around a particular purpose. In other words it is a group that has a common goal in mind. A social institution is a major way that human beings organize their life. As stated in Chapter three “Learning Gender” (141-142) one way of choosing people for different tasks for a job or society are basis of their talents, motivations, and there competence. Another way a social institution plays a role in regulating the body through sexual scripts in the realm of doctors. They as unit figure out what sexual performances and actions are considered harmless and or unsafe in society. We

Society is a structured hierarchical system of classes. The higher class you hold, the higher power often associated to you. With this construction of society one-group claims dominance over another doing so with “power over” (Bishop, 2015). Power over others can be visible through physical strength, wealth, resources, and access to opportunities, etc. These dominate groups not only spread ideas, but often are in charge of the creation of ideas, their importance, and the norms and roles for society and classes labeling groups different than their own as inferior.