Sociology-an Overview

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that. The roles that people are assumend to play. Where people work or what they do in their free time are all roles. Roles are also expectations. Norms define what behavior should or should not be. Norms are behaviors that are excepted in groups as right or wrong. Sanctions are actions taken so that the norms are not disrupted. For example, in the classroom students are praised for positive behavior that follows the class rules and are reprimanded for behavior that contradicts these rules. Values are things that are important to a group. These values are usually broad ideas such as justice. But there can also be specific balues. Individual, cultural, and societal values are formed through groups. Social movement is a result of collective behavior. collective behavior is the defietion for a large amount fo people that aren't necessarily a group just because they do not have group characteristics such as family interaction or organiztion. Social movement is when a people ...

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