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23 Cards in this Set
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What is a social problem?
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A phenomenon regarded as bad or undesirable by a significant number of people or a number of significant people who mobilize to eliminate it.
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What is the conflict theory and who is the founder of it?
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Power is the ability to influence the social structure. Karl Marx was the founder. An example would be laws over drugs.
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What is social construction-ism?
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Derived from symbolic interaction-ism, social problems are socially constructed and do not necessarily correspond to objective facts.
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What is critical construction-ism?
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Combines social construction-ism with conflict theory. It is the way problems are constructed reflect the interests of those in power and not objective reality.
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What is altruism?
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It is a self sacrificing behavior. Evolution favors an altruistic gene.
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What does a libertarian believe?
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The highest value is freedom. If they could, they would put an end to all laws. They are conservative on government issues, they'd like to keep the government out.
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What does a conservative believe?
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Human nature is faulty and no perfect system can be devised. The government is there for protection.The government should not control institutions such as businesses, families, and education.
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What is a social democrat?
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Equality, positive role of government, government should play primary role in promoting justice and equality. The biggest social concern is poverty.
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Stage 1?
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Agitation. Everyones problem. Power: to get your message across. Competition: others trying to change norms.
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Stage 2?
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Legitimation and cooptation= original group absorbed or phased out. Legit=official recognition=power.
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Stage 3?
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Bureaucratization and reaction.
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Stage 4?
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Reemergence. Cycles begin again.
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Social problems are?
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Cyclical and political.
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What was the great dichotomy?
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The difference between rural life and urban life.(Tonnies)
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Durkheim's theory on rural and urban living?
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Rural= mechanical solidarity. They behave similarly because of similar religions and backgrounds. Urban= organic solidarity. Everyone comes from a different background.
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What is anomie?
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Normlessness.
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What is alienation?
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"Out of control". Or feeling out of control which is subjective. Job dissatisfaction.
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What is rationalization?
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Process where traditional, casual, and spontaneous methods are replaced by formal and carefully calculated methods.
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What is social stratification?
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When some categories of people have more access to societies resources than others.
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What is a caste?
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Ascribed, based on birth. Closed, for life. Endogamous, cannot marry out. Ex. Apartheid (white vs. black in South Africa)
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What is a class?
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Achieved, behavior. Open, can move up or down. Exogamous, you can marry up or down. Ex. United States.
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What is absolute poverty?
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Physical. Having an income that does not allow one to buy basic necessities of life to survive.
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What is relative poverty?
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Social and psychological. Being unable to afford a standard of living considered normal in society.
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