Soc Exam Review

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Functionalist view

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-everything exists because it serves a function within society

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Conflict

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-constant power struggle for scarce resources

-rich vs poor

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Interactionalist

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-relationship between small groups of people vs macro groups

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Feminist

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-most institutions in society are based off men

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Functionalist for Poverty

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-workfare/welfare are available to help those in society

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Conflict for Poverty

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-rich vs poor

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Interactionalist for poverty

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-micro vs macro - subordinate vs dominant

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feminist for poverty

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-women and children : double shift

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functionalist for ethnic

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-focus on macro level issues ie-how entire groups of people assimilate or dont in society

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interactionalist for ethnic

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-look at micro level issues: how people develop radicalized identity and how people from diverse races interact

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conflict for ethnic

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-split labor theory, glass cieling, class perspectives

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feminist for ethnic

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-advocate using critical analysis, look at intersectioms

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functionalist for gender

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-women's caregiver roles in industrialized societies are crucial in ensuring key societal tasks are fulfilled

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conflict for gender

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-the gendered divison within the workplace is a result from male dominance over women

-GLASS CEILING

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interactionalist for gender

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inequality is a result of faulty gender role socialization

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feminist for gender

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women are the subordinate group opposed to men

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functionalist for sexual

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social norms and laws are created to perserve social instituations such as the family and to maintain society

-apparently homosexual conduct is punished because it undermines social instituations

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conflict for sexual

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conflict believes that the group in power imposes its own attitudes, beliefs and values about sexual orientation on everyone else

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interactionalist for sexual

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-most people acquire the status of heterosexual without being consciously aware of it

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feminist for sexual

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-believe that the group in power can impose its own adgenda. the group in power is males, opposed to females.

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functionalist for sex trade

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-point out prostitution is functional for society.

-provides people to engage in non traditional sex practices, sexual gratification, protection of family, jobs for people with few tradtional job skills

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conflict/feminist for sex trade

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-liberal: victimless crime with willing buyer and seller

-radical: trace the roots to patriarchy

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functionalist for crime

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-people are socialized to desire cultural goals, but many do not have means to achieve these goals which makes them engage in criminal activity

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conflict for crime

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-crime is because of power differentials in society.

-authority vs crime

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interactionalist for crime

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-criminal behaviour is learned through everyday interaction with others.

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feminist for crime

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-women commit crimes because of: gender discrimination, patriarchy, capitalism

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functionalist for globalized economy

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-use a pluralist model, believing that power is widley dispersed though in many competing interest groups.

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conflict for GE

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-use elite model, power in political systems in concentrated at the hands of small groups whereas masses are relativly powerless.

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interactionalist for GE

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-focus on the micro interactions that occur between individuals in specific settings.

-they want to know how humans are socialized

-and how we function in society

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feminist for GE

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-concerned with political, economic and sexual power inequalities

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fnctionalist for environment

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-believes todays urban policies are the result of mass migration from rural areas during the industrial revolution

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conflict for environment

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-cities grow or decline according to decisions made by capitalists and the political elite

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interactionalists for environment

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-look how people subjectivly experience urban life.

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feminist for environment

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-emphasize the occupational oppurtunities, freedom for scrutiny and convince of short distances between work and home