The Four Common Ways in Which Norms Develop for Controlling

question 41

True/False

The four common ways in which norms develop for controlling and directing behavior are critical events, primacy, carryover behaviors, and implicit statements.

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Definitions:

Talcott Parsons

An American sociologist known for his development of a general theory for the study of society called structural functionalism.

Wright Mills

Wright Mills was a sociologist known for his work on social structure, the power elite, and the sociological imagination's role in understanding personal experience within larger social patterns.

Conflict Theory

A social theory proposing that societal structures are defined by social conflicts due to inequalities in power, resources, and status.

Functionalist

A perspective in sociology that emphasizes the importance of social structures and their role in maintaining societal stability and functionality.