A category is just a group of people with similar characteristics such as these people who all shop at cvs. A category can consist of any number of people and can be about lots of different things such as being tall or short.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Horatio alger myth
The Horatio alger myth was an idea that anyone that tries can get ahead. This is false because there have to be poor to support the rich. Not that there needs to be as big of a gap as there is right now.
Social mobility
Social mobility is the possibility that someone could move up or down the social ladder. For example if a father owned a sutherland lumber store and left it to his son. The son could take the company to new heights and profits, or he could run it into the ground and end up penniless.
Aggregate
Aggregates are just people who happen to be in the same place at the same time, but don't have to have anything in common other than that. For example: people in a park (assuming there were any on this day) might not know each other and may be there for completely different reasons.
Body language
Body language is a key part of communication especially for those who know best how to look for it. Shown in the picture are a couple of my friends showing a playful body language. This helps us know how the other person is feeling toward us and to then adjust our actions accordingly.
Social institution
A social institution can be a lot of things, from a church to the media or even things such as science. Social institutions are basically anything we work together to fulfill our societies needs.
In and out groups
In groups are groups who we feel loyalty to and out groups are who we feel antagonism toward. For example: in Rocky 4 when Rocky went to Russia to fight, all of the russians were an in group and Rocky and his friends were the out group.
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