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...e the data 6.Draw conclusions and report the findings 12.) Key steps in conducting Qualitative research----Survey research, analysis of existing statistical data, field research, and experiments. Chapter 2: 2.) Culture influences how people think and act on a daily basis. 4.) Ten core values in the United States: Individualism-responsible for own success or failure**Acheivment and success-results from successful competition with others**Activity&work-industrious people are praised, lazy ppl are ridiculed**Science&technology-faith is in science and technology**Progress&material comfort-not only include necessities but also goods and services to make life more pleasant**Efficiency&practiality-ppl want things to be bigger, better, and faster**Equality-equal chance to succeed**Morality&humanitarianism-aiding others, especially following natural disasters**Freedom&liberty-individual freedom which is highly valued in the US**Racism&group superiority-ppl value their own racial group above all others 6.)Norms: established rules of behavior or standards of conduct.*Folkways: informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture*Mores: strongly held norms with moral and ethical connotations that may not me violated without serious consequences in a particular culture.*Laws: formal, standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions. 8.)Means of cultural change**discovery-is the process of learning about something previously unknown or unrecognized.**Invention-process of reshaping existing cultural items into a new form(guns, airplanes, etc)**Diffusion-transmission of cultural items or social practices from one group or society to another through such means of exploration, military endeavors, the media, tourism, and immigration. 10.)High culture consists of classical music, opera, ballet, and other activities usually patronized by elite audiences. Popular culture consists of the activities, products, and services of a culture that appeal primarily to members of the middles and working classes. 12.)Postmodernist perspective on culture- believe that there are many cultures throughout the US alone. Postmodernists believe that we need a new way of conceptualizing culture and society Chapter 3: 2.) Socialization is the lifelong process through which individuals acquire their self- identity and learn the physical, mental, and social skills needed for survival in society. The kind of person we become depends greatly on what we learn during our formative years from our surrounding social groups and social environment. 4.)Mead’s concept of the Generalized Other refers to the child’s awareness of the demands and expectations of the society as a whole or of the child’s subculture. According to Mead socialization is a 2-way process b/w society and the individual 6.)Major agents of socialization and their effects on development:Agents of socialization are the persons, groups, or institutions that teach us what we need to know in order to participate in society. The family is the most important agent in all societies. The school, Peer groups and Mass media 8.) Stages of life course and how each stage varies: Infancy and childhood: some grow up with fear and danger in life and abused children experience low self esteem, powerlessness and inablilty to trust others. Adolescence: or teenage years… Adulthood…Late adulthood and ageism 10.) Process of resocialization learning a new and different set of attitudes, values, and behaviors from those in one’s background and previous experience and it usually takes pl...