Soc Final

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Women as a minority status

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unequal treatment
women are distinguished from men on the basis of observable physical and cultural traits
membership is involuntary (ascribed status)
the emergence of group solidarity – feminism
unique characteristic - subordination is often defined within marriage

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Sexism

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ideology that systematically provides the justification for oppression on the basis of one’s sex

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Gender Roles

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expectations of proper behavior, attitudes and activities associated with being male and female maintained through socialization

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Seneca Falls

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A womans rights convention started by Elizabeth Stanton

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19th Amendment

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Gave women the right to vote

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Occupational Segregation

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women cant have certain jobs

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What type of women are increasing workload

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women with children are working more

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Glass Ceiling

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Women can see the future opportunities but can never reach that job

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Second shift

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women with families have there real job and then come home to a family so its a second job

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Wage Gap

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Women do not make as much money as men do

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Mommy Tax

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Women cant make as much money in their lifetime because so much money goes to taking care of the family or not being able to work

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"Passing"

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The homophobia of the 1950s and the resulting stigma and harm that could result from openness about their sexual preference led many homosexuals to adopt a low profile

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Homophobia

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an irrational fear of gay people

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Stonewall Inn

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A place that started the gay lesbian liberation in New York City

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Bowers v. Hardwick

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restricted oral and anal sex between homosexuals

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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

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You can be in the military as long as you don't say that you're homosexual

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Lawrence v. Texas

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Overruled the Bowers case by legalizing homosexual acts as long as it's in private

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Current Homosexual problems

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Hate Crimes and marriage rights

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Disability definition

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as any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as breathing, hearing, learning, seeing, speaking, taking care of oneself, walking, or working. (1/5 of ppl disabled)

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Medical Model

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illness or disability, being the result of a physical condition, and which is intrinsic to the individual (it is part of that individual’s own body), may reduce the individual's quality of life, and causes clear disadvantages to the individual.

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What is fluvestrant?

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Blocks estrogen- breast cancer

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Independent Living

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and a worldwide movement of people with disabilities who proclaim to work for self-determination, self-respect and equal opportunities.

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Rehabilitation Act

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prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs

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Americans with Disabilities Act

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civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability.

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% 65 and higher

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1990 4%
2007 13%

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Ageism

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prejudice, aversion or even hatred toward the old

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Sandwich Generation

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generation of people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children.

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AARP

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counts 35 million members, highest voter registration and voter turnout

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Age Discrimination Employment Act ADEA

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attempted to limit age discrimination

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Age Discrimination Act

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abolished mandatory retirement in most occupations, but companies force their older workers to retire by other means

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Racism

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hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

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Prejudice

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an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

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Discrimination

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treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category

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Ethnocentrism

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The belief that you're ethnicity is better than any other ethnicity

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Stereotyping

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An oversimplified generalization attributing certain traits or characteristics to a group without regard to individual differences.

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Minority group

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Relative power and status in society
Not numerical representation
Minority = subordinate

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Minority Group Characteristics

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Unequal treatment and less power
Identifiable physical or cultural traits
Ascribed status
Awareness of subordinate status
In-group marriage (endogamy)

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Dominant Group Responses to Minority Groups

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Legislative controls
Segregation
Expulsion
Hate crimes
Annihilation

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Minority group responses

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Avoidance
Defiance
Deviance
Acceptance

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Most common ancestry in US

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Germans (1/5)

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Scapegoating

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practice of singling out one child, employee, member of a group of peers, ethnic or religious group, or country for unmerited negative treatment or blame.

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Social Distance

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Created by social discrimination

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Sojourners

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Live temporary in an area then return home with money

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Assimilation

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A minority group becoming more like the majority group throughout time

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Amalgamation

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diverse peoples blend their biological and cultural differences into an altogether new breed—the American
A+B+C=D

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Pluralism

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minorities can maintain their distinctive subcultures and simultaneously interact with relative equality in the larger society
A+B+C=A+B+C

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Instutionalized Racism

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The unequal treatment of subordinate groups inherent in the ongoing operations of society’s institutions

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1964 Civil Rights Act

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utlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation.

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De jure Segregation

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segregation that is imposed by law

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De facto Segregation

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"by fact" segregation, not a rule

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Functionalist perspective

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The arrival of large groups of people as desirable: will help forge a civilization.

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Conflict Perspective

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focuses on the use and abuse of power.

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Interactionist Perspective

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Industrialization, urbanization, economic exploitation, and other factors created the social problems regarding the southern, central, and eastern European immigrants, but the native born tended to see only the symptoms manifested in the immigrant communities.