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33 Cards in this Set
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Week 4
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Race and Inequality
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Inequality
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puts some groups at a competitive disadvantage and affects their life chances
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Socialization
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the way in which we learn how to be part of and interact in society: language and culture
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Race
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biological group (more of a social category)
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Ethnicity
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shared common history & cultural heritage
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Racism
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view one group as inferior and justify unequal treatment
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Prejudice/
Discrimination |
attitude/ behavior
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Structural Functionalist Perspective
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Racial social inequality was functional for some groups.
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Conflict Perspective
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Economic competition creates and maintains racial and ethnic group tensions
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Symbolic Interactionism
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Meanings and definitions contribute to subordinate status of racial and ethnic groups.
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Week 5
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Gender
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Sexism
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The belief that there are innate psychological, behavioral, or intellectual differences between women and men and that these differences signify the superiority of one group and the inferiority of the other.
Legitimizes unequal treatment |
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Gender
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social definitions and expectations associated with being female or male.
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Sex
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one's biological identity
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Institutional sexism
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refers to the way that the organization of society and specifically its institutions subordinate individuals because of their sex. (ex.The family,Prior to Birth and naming, Childhood, The Media
Image/behavior) |
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Structural Sexism
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The ways in which the organization of society, and specifically its institutions, subordinate individuals and groups based on their sex classification.(ex.Pink Collar Jobs,The Second Shift, Feminization of Poverty)
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Structural Functionalist Perspective
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Pre-industrial society required a division of labor based on gender.
Industrialization made traditional division of labor less functional, belief system remains. |
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Conflict Perspective
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Continued domination by males requires a belief system that supports gender inequality.
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
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Gender and gender roles are learned through socialization process.
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Week 6
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Age
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Age
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social variable; determines one’s life experiences, defines roles/expectations of behavior, influences which social groups you belong, defines legal status
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Demographics
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Population groups the ‘graying of America’
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Ageism
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A belief (prejudice) that age is associated with certain psychological, behavioral, and/or intellectual traits.
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Results
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differential treatment (discrimination) based on perceived age. Most often directed toward the young AND the elderly
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Social Problems (related to younger age)
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Child labor (especially globally)
Pornography and prostitution Homelessness/Poverty Poorest age group in the U.S. Health care, Eating disorders Suicide, Mental health |
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Week 7
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Illness and Health Care
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Illness and Health Care
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Medical Sociology: specializes in research on the health care system & its impacts on the public
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Key Concepts:
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Morbidity = acute & chronic illness Mortality = death; often in terms of rates
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Attitudes & Values
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The value we place on work
The value of the ‘work ethic’ The value of getting treatment/seeking help |
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Health Concerns of College Students
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Sexually transmitted diseases
Eating disorders Suicide |
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Sociocultural factors contributing to health and illness problems:
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Roles (e.g., gender, occupation)
The family context (e.g., quality of relationships) |
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Sociocultural factors cont.
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The industrial economy (e.g., fluctuations in the economy; exposure to pollutants
The Politics of illness (e.g., funding; access) |
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Sociocultural factors cont.
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Stratification of illness (e.g., differentiation based on social class)
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