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Cultural relativism is where a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another. The image is a poster at the UNR campus that promotes acceptance of everyone's different cultures. By posting posters for people to see, people become aware of other culture and their acceptance and knowledge widens.

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Culture shock is the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes. Scrolling through my instagram feed, I came across a picture of this girl who traveled to Africa to help young children. Arriving there she must've experienced culture shock, because of how different they live in Africa compared to us. They most likely had so many different norms and ways of living that it took her some time to adjust.

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A norm is how to behave in accordance with what a society has defined as good, right, important, and most adhere. Norms have been established in each culture and can be vastly different. This image is an example of how we as a society drive on the right side of the road. Driving on the right side is a norm we have developed and has become a part of our culture, whereas England drives on the left.

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Authority is the legitimate power which one person or a group holds and exercises over another. Authority can be seen in everyday life, from parents, to law enforcement, or a boss at work. This image is an example of authority, because the majority abides to the law and changes their behavior once law enforcement is around. Seeing police when driving might result in one actually following the speed limit and just shows the authority the police has over individuals.

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Material culture is the aspect of social reality grounded in the objects and architecture that surround people. This is an image of a special bike people use in the Netherlands. Since biking is such a big part of the culture there, the bike represents material culture. People in America do not have this bike, because biking is not a huge part of there society so there is no demand for it. But in the Netherlands everyone uses bikes it has become a part of their culture and image.

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An in group is an exclusive, typically small, group of people with a shared interest or identity. An example of this could be clubs, friend groups, or your college. The image shows a promotion for a psychology club, which could also be an in group. These people all share the same interest in psychology and connect and spend time together because of this shared interest, thus forming their own in group.

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Peer pressure is the direct influence on people by peers, or the effect on an individual who gets encouraged to follow their peers by changing their attitudes, values or behaviors to conform to those of the influencing group or individual. Alcohol is often a common example used in peer pressure. Because other kids are drinking, people feel that pressure to also need to drink, maybe against their will. Peer pressure can also be seen in other negative aspects or be a positive aspect to one's life.

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Conformity is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or politics. Conformity can be seen in many aspects of friend groups, trends, and the way people change their behavior. This is an image of a Dr. Martens boots that have now become a big trend. Ever since their regained popularity, more and more people have decided to buy them to fit in and conform.

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Nurture is the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something. This concept has been affecting everyone's daily life, from the way we were raised, who we interact with, and anything and everything around us. This image shows my little brother caring for baby chicks we recently got. It is now our job to nurture them to eventually become healthy chickens.

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A stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. This is an image of my sister putting on makeup. People often assume that all girls wear makeup, thus creating a stereotype. Gender roles are also a big part of our stereotypical society, like women take care of the children, cook for the family, etc., while men go out and work. Many of these stereotypes are disappearing due to different norms and beliefs about gender roles, but many still remain.

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Ritualism is like retreats, where one does not agree with society or its goals and means, but still follows through with society. One might not agree that you need college to be successful, but still decides to pursue it. The picture is a distressed UNR college student who doesn't believe that college is needed for success, but has a set plan to pursue it still and follow through with the everyday ritual of going to class, completing homework, and studying.

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Retreatism is a sociological concept where one rejects all goals and means of society and give up. One might not agree with society's standards and just completely reject society. I added a picture of the UNR campus when I went to visit, because often times in college people really find themselves and decide they do not agree with society or that one has to complete college to be successful and might decide to dropout and figure life out for themselves.

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Rebellion is a concept where one decides to discard all society's acceptable norms and goals and means and replace them with unacceptable ones. A simple, less extreme example of rebellion could be not following the rules on a sign, like do not skateboard or bike, which can often be seen, but people disregard. The image shows one of those signs that people disregard. Although ignoring the sign is not that big of a deal, one still decided to ignore society's means and goals of keeping others safe.

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A reference group is a group that people us as an example, as a reference to see what the norm is. Individuals use a reference group as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior. The picture shows the RA's at the Wolf Pack Tower and people use them as a reference to good behavior and what is allowed and what is not. This also means that in order to be a reference group, the RA's have to promote positive and safe behavior since they are constantly watched by others to promote their norms.

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Minimum wage is the minimum amount that an employer is required to pay wage earners for the work performed during a given period. It is put in place to protect workers from earning low pay. This picture shows a sandwich shop where the workers work a minimum wage job to keep by and be able to afford basic life necessities.  They did not want their picture taken, for that reason the napkin. Many young people decide to work minimum wage jobs, so they can be independent from their parents and start making money on their own and use it as they like.

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Gender is the attitudes, behaviors, norms, and roles that a society or culture associated with an individual's sex. As a society we have created standards for certain genders, which have created masculinity and feminine behavior. The picture shows a female and male and they show the societal standards for a certain gender. The female can be categorized as dressing feminine, while the male can be categorized as dressing masculine.

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Gender polarization is a sociological concept that defines feminine and masculine behavior as complete opposites. For example, behaviors that are typically seen as masculine are not acceptable for females and vice versa. This image shows gender separate bathrooms, which is an example of gender polarization, because people see this behavior of using the bathrooms as polar opposite when everyone basically goes there to do the same thing.

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Voting is a method for a group in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Voting is often used in a democracy in government or for example like this picture in the Wolf Pack Tower to make a decision on what their flag should be for their building. The poster encourages students to vote for the design of the flag and uses democracy to get a popular vote.

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Symbolic Interactionism is one of the three main theories of sociology. It is a micro level theory that focuses on relationships between people, for example communication or gestures.The picture is an example of a text conversation that I had with my friend. Texting is one way to communicate with other efficiently, thus an example of symbolic interactionism. Some other examples might be the way one behaves to another, or the use of symbols, etc.

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A gesture is a way for individuals to communicate nonverbally. People use their body to communicate certain messages. Like this image, which shows a thumbs up, is seen as an okay symbol gesturing that something is "good" or "okay". Another example could be using emojis or a thumbs down or peace sign that could literally mean "peace" or "hey" or "peace out". There are so many gestures is our society that it has become so easy to communicate nonverbally.