Exam 3 Flashcards

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3 types of stratification systems?

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1. caste system- no flexibility(India)
2. open class system- based on merit
3. estate/ feudal system- closer to caste system

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3 bases of stratification?

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1. wealth: the entirety of an individuals assets
2. power
3.prestige/ social status

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power

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the ability to control the behavior of others, even against their will

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power elite

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a small group of top leaders of business corporations, the federal government and the military

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prestige/ social status

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A socially defined position that is hierarchically ranked in society

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status system

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a system in which ppl are stratified according to their social prestige

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status inconsistency

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the condition in which the same individuals is given 2 conflicting status rankings, such as being high in occupation but low in ethnicity or gender

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social class

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a group of ppl who occupy the same relative economic rank in the stratification system

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functionalist perspective on social class

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davis & moore say stratification motivates ppl to work hard by promising rewards

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Reward depends on?

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1. how important a job is to a society
2. how much training and skill are required to perform the job

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Poverty

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us government define this as the lack of minimum food and shelter necessary for maintaing life

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Orshanksy 3 ways of calculating poverty line?

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1. the average family spent 1/3 income on food
2. she took the usga lowest food plan and multiplied it by 3
3. the poverty threshold was adjusted for family size

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vertical mobility

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movement up or down the status category

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intRAgenerational mobility

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also called "career mobility". its a changed in an individuals social standing

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intERgenerational mobility

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a change in social standing from one generation to the next

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meritocracy

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a form of society or an ideology within a society in which educational and social success is the outcome of ability and individual effort

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cultural capital

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cultural capital consist of a fund of experiences, information, and contacts that makes one more or less likely to "fit in"

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Bourdieu's concepts

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1.economic capital
2. human capital
3.social capital
4.cultural capital

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human capital

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wealth in the form of individual skill that are task related

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social capital

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wealth in the form of a network of relationships who you know

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Cultural capital

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wealth in the form of knowledge, or ideas, which legitimate the maintenance of status and power

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gender roles

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pattern of attitude and behavior that a society expects of its members because they are female or male

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sexism(2 definitions)

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1.the individual actions and institutional arrangements that discriminate against women
2. prejudice and discrimination based on a persons gender

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Instrumental Role?
(Functionalist Perspective)

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a role that requires the performance of a task

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expressive role
(Functionalist Perspective)

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a role that requires taking care of personal relationship

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family orientation

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the family in which one grows up, made up of oneself and ones parents and siblings

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family of procreation

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which one established through marraige

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nuclear family

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traditionally consisting of 2 parents and their unmarried children

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arranged marriages

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partners are selected by the couples parents

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exogamy

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the act of marrying someone from outside ones group

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endogamy

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the act of marrying someone from ones own group

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monogamy

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the joining of 2 ppl in an exclusive relationship

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serial monogamy

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the joining marriage of one person to two or more ppl but only one at a time

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polygamy

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marriage of 1 person to 2 or more ppl of the opposite sex

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polyandry

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marriage of 1 woman to 2 or more men

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polyamory

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having multiple partners of either sex at the same time

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John Gottmans 3 types of interaction between couples?

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1. validating interaction
2. volatile interaction
3. conflict avoiding interaction

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pygmalion effect?
(symbolic interaction perspective)

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teachers can bring their expectation of their students to life. its is a self- fulfilling prophecy

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compensatory education

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a school program intended to improve the academic performance of socially and educationally disadvatages children