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21 Cards in this Set
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What does amalgamation mean? |
Absorption of one group/thing into another |
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What theory explains how people come to be defined as deviant? |
Labeling theory |
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What did Malthus study? |
Population |
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What are the three main theories of urban development? |
concentric zone theory, multiple-nuclei theory, sector theory |
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What is concentric zone theory? |
Cities develop in a series of concentric zones from the center out |
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What is multiple-nuclei theory? |
Any one city might have a number of different centers |
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Who used theories of play stage, game stage, and generalized other? |
George Herbert Mead |
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Who is the father of conflict theory? |
Karl Marx |
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Were the media elite included in C. Wright Mills' concept of the power elite? |
No |
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According to Weber, what are the 3 factors that determine social class position? |
Economic position, social status, and political power |
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What percentage do women earn of men's salaries, when all else is equal? |
70% |
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Are minority groups necessarily victimized? |
Yes |
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What do millenarians predict? |
That the world will come to an end |
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Do functionalists view educational institutions as a source for social change? |
No |
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What is the demographic term used to describe the potential to have children? |
Fecundity |
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Where has the most growth been in the US since the 1970s? |
Suburbs |
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What refers to the development of "super crops"? |
The Green Revolution |
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Which court case declared school segregation unconstitutional? |
Brown v. Board of Education |
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What race are the majority of poor people in the US? |
White |
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What did Max Weber call his models of social organization? |
Ideal types |
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What is the term for the change in the labor market where low level jobs decrease and are replaced by high level jobs? |
Structural mobility |
