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1. are strictly enforced norms for which a culture insists on conformity, and as such are often codified into policy or law.

2. arerelatively loose norms that are not strictly enforced but are nonetheless important for behaving appropriately and blending into a culture.

3. are norms that are so deeply embedded in a culture that violation of them is considered horrendous and repulsive, regardless of legality.

4. Expressions of disapproval for breaking a norm, such as harsh words, frowns, stares, fines, or jail-time, are known as .

5. Expressions of approval for adhering to norms, such as rewards, gifts, kind words, or a pat on the back, are known as .

6. The theoretical framework of understands society as a pattern of social behavior that is learned and developed through interacting with others and a collective understanding of social roles and shared meaning.

7. The theoretical framework of understands society as an oppressive and exploitative system designed in the interests of the powerful and privileged.

8. The theoretical framework of understands society as a system of specialized institutions designed to work together toward the common welfare of society.

9. The theoretical framework that focuses heavily on social inequality, including socioeconomic inequality, racism, and sexism, is known as .

10. The theoretical framework that was most influenced by the writings of Max Weber is known as .

11. Ways of thinking, values, beliefs, norms, language, gestures, and even dance are examples of culture.

12. Clothing, technology, artifacts, appliances, art, buildings, and even weapons are examples of culture.

13. The use of one's own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or groups, generally leading to negative evaluations, is a cultural orientation known as .

14. Not judging someone else's culture but trying to understand it on its own termsis a cultural orientation known as .

15. A world within a larger world of the dominant or mainstream culture is a , which is not a self-sustaining culture.

16. A group whose values, beliefs, norms, and related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader or mainstream culture are known asa(n) .

17. refers to the disorientation people experience when they come into contact with a fundamentally different culture than their own.

18. The expectations of "right" behavior that a group has for its members are known in sociology as .

19. True or false? The ideal culture refers to the norms that people actually follow and the values people actually hold in everyday life.

20. Written response: How would structural-functionalism and conflict theory differ in their understanding of the mass media? In other words, how would both theories answer the question of what the media does and why, including the entertainment and/or information media?