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18 Cards in this Set
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Functionalist Theorists
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Themore contributions to society the greater the reward. A job for everyone at various levels
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Conflict Theorists
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Thos withthe power force those without to conform to their standards of conduct. The powerful control the earning power of the powerless
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Symbolic interaction
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One continues the social patterns that are understood by their social world.
A social continuation of patterns from generation to generation |
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Altruistic society
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self destructive act stemming from overinvolvement in a group. Person takes his or her life for the good of the group
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Anomic suicide
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the self destructive act that results from the unregulated desires and ambition. It occurs in periods of rapid social change.
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bourgeosie
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Marx's term for people who own and control the means of production in a capatalists society
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coercive organizations
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Org's such as prisons or asylums that people join involuntarily and that restrin theri members from normal contact with the larger society
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continued subjugation
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intergroup patter in which minority groups are kept in the subordinate social and economic position
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cultural relativism
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The belief that there is no universal standard of good or bad, right or wrong. That an aspect of any given culture can be judged only within the context of that culture.
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Davis-Moore theory
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a functionalist theory interpretation of social stratification that attempted to explain social inequality in terms of it's contributions to society
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De facto racism
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Discriminatory actions that exist in practice, but are not supported or required by law.
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De Jure racism
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Discriminatory practices that are required or supported by Law.
Affirmative Action |
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egoistic suicide
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suicide that results from a lack of group integration and commitment to other people.
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ethnocentrism
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The tendency to believe that the norms and values of one's own culture are superior to those of others, and the use these norms as a standard when evaluating all other cultures
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feminization of poverty
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The increasing association between being female and being economically deprived.
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gesellschaft
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Tonnies - a modern type of associational relationship based on impersonal, rational, secondary group relations among members of a population
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Hawthorne effect
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the effect that knowledge of being part of a research study has on subjects.
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rites of passage
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events that define and symbolize a significant change in the life situation of its main participants
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