Download Social Problems Final Guide

Social Problems Final Guide
Choose FIVE of these topics that we’ve discussed in class to analyze your media source
Unit 1: Sociological Point of View
 Sociology/Social Problem
 Social Interaction
 Social Imagination
 Social Phenomenon
 Social Sciences
o Anthropology
o Psychology
o Social Psych
o Economics (Economic
Reason)
o History
o Political Science
 Ideas of:
o Auguste Comte
o Karl Marx
o Herbert Spencer
o Emile Durkheim
o Max Weber
 Functionalist Perspective
 Conflict Perspective
 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Unit 2: Culture
 Material Culture
 Nonmaterial Culture
 Symbols
 Language
 Values
 Norms
o Folkways
o Mores
o Law
 Internalization
 Social Control
 Sanctions
o Positive/Negative
o Physical/Psychological
o Formal/Informal
 Cultural Diversity
 Cultural Universals
 Ethnocentrism
 Cultural Relativism
 Subculture
 Counterculture
Unit 3: Social Structure/Socialization
 Social Structure
 Status
o Ascribed Status
o Achieved Status
o Master Status
 Roles
o Reciprocal Roles
o Role Expectations
o Role Performance
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o Role Conflict
o Role Strain
Social Institution
o Family
o Education
o Economics
o Politics
o Religion
Groups
o Aggregate
o Social Category
o Primary/Secondary Groups
o Reference Groups
o In and Out Groups
Social Network
Personality
Nature vs. Nurture
o Heredity
o Instinct
Socialization (Agents)
o Family
o Peer Group
o School
o Mass Media
o Other
Unit 4: Adolescence
 Adolescence (Characteristics)
o Biological Development
o Undefined Statuses
o Increased Decision Making
o Increased Pressure
o Search for Self
 Teens and Dating
o Courtship
o Continuum of Dating
 Adolescence Issues
o Teen Sexuality
o Drug/Alcohol Abuse
o Suicide
 Bullying
o Cyber bullying
Unit 5: Gender Stratification
 Males and Females
 Gender
o Nature (Biological)
o Nurture (Cultural)
 Sex
o Primary Characteristics
o Secondary Characteristics
 Learning Gap based on Gender
o Left vs. Right Hemisphere
o Teaching Strategies
Unit 6: Mental Disorders
 Perceptions vs. Reality
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o Stigma
o Treatment
Psychological
Sociocultural
Biological
Neuroses vs. Psychoses
o Organic
o Functional
Disorders of Childhood
o ADHD
o Autism
 Echolalia
Anxiety Disorders
o Panic Disorder
o Phobic Disorders
o OCD
Somatoform Disorders
o Conversion Disorder
o Hypochondriasis
Dissociative Disorder
o Amnesia/Fugue
o PTSD
o Dissociative Identity
Mood Disorders
o Depression
o Mania
o Bipolar
Personality Disorder
o Antisocial
 Sociopath
o Borderline Personality
Schizophrenia
o Catatonic
o Paranoid
o Undifferentiated
Mental Retardation
Unit 7: Crime and Deviance
 Deviance
 Stigma
 Functions
o Unification
o Clarification of Norms
o Diffusing Tension
o Identifying Problems
o Provides Jobs
 Cultural-Transmission Theory
o Differential Association
 Structural-Strain Theory
o Anomie
 Control Theory
 Conflict Theory
 Labeling Theory (Stereotype)
o Primary Deviance
o Secondary Deviance
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Crime
o Violent Crime
o Property Crime
o Victim-less Crime
o White-Collar Crime
o Organized Crime
Corrections
o Retribution
o Deterrence
o Rehabilitation
o Social Protection
Recidivism
Typical Criminal
Good/Bad Criminal
Possible Topics to Use (but not limited to)
 Abortion
 Addiction
 Alcoholism
 Capital Punishment
 Child Abuse and Neglect
 Cults
 Death and Dying
 Depression
 Divorce
 Drug Abuse
 Drunk Driving
 The Environment
 Family Violence
 Gambling
 Hate Crimes
 Immigration
 Infertility
 Interracial Relationships
 Prostitution
 Racism
 Religion
 Sexual Orientation
 Street and Runaway Teens
 Welfare