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What is "compulsive heterosexuality"? |
The idea that one sexuality is not chosen, but rather forced through society. |
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How do girls respond to boys' sexual harassment? |
-Some feel threatened/annoyed; go along to be left alone
-Some feel violated but don't show or report it |
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Why did the 'Girls who acted like boys' far better at River High than boys who behaved in traditionally feminine ways? |
-The boys liked and treated the girls more as their friends. Often times the girls would interact and associated in the same manners as the boys
-Masculinity is socially the most important quality of a man, and femininity of a boy is the ultimate knock on their masculinity |
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What distinguishes the GSA group as a subculture at River High? |
-They were disclosed because they fit that certain role that was unacceptable especially at that school.
-They would dress gay and act gay and people didn't like that so they would pick on them.
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Pascoe says that we need to give teens space to explore who they are, but they also need institutional support -- what are some programs/policies she proposes? |
-Some kids don't want to be persuaded either way.
-Have support and awareness of what they're going through.
-Have backup and be around kids who are experiencing the same difficulties of what the culture expects. |
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How does the video clip on the Spur Posse speak to different gendered norms for girls and boys? What are the outcomes of these different expectations for women's and men's behavior? |
-Guys were really cocky and felt like pulling girls was easy and that if you didn't, something was wrong.
-The girls spoke up as if it was almost rape, and that if they didn't give in they would get more crap for it.
-Boys can do whatever they want and control the situation as girls feel like they don't and have to be more submissive |
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What is the basis for U.S. racial/ethnic categories? How do we know these are socially constructed? How can the 3 major theoretical perspectives be applied to racial/ethnic relations and inequality? |
-Defining race; many social and cultural background information comes along with it.
-Symbolic Interactionism- different races try to keep their identity, but not completely conform to the majority norm
-Conflict Theory- inequality is more of the domination of one race over the other
-Functionalist Theory- race having to deal with society integration |
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What are some examples of structural racial/ethnic inequality? According to the film, Race: The Power of an Illusion, how has the U.S. definition of race changed over time? |
-First was the change by the power of the law makers.
-Then the "melting pot" considered new people to fit in politically or not.
-Then based on who could buy homes, and today it's more about amount of wealth. |
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Can the post- WWII government assistance programs for G.I.s be considered affirmative action for white families? Why or why not? |
-Yes a lot of G.I.s came home looking to raise a family somewhere.
-Booming of housing resulted in cheap prices for whites. Quick paying loans made it easy to buy houses.
-A lot of white G.I.s received benefits over blacks. |
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What is redlining? How does it relate to 'white flight' from increasingly diverse neighborhoods? |
-Lowest rating houses up for sale based on who owned it and who wanted to buy it.
-The more blacks that moved in, the property value decreased.
-White people would pack up and the middle-class began to move to newly created sub-urban communities |
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Why is there an enormous wealth gap between white and black families, even when looking at families with similar income levels? |
-Blacks don't have money to start with
-Whites have money saved u already and their housing units are more valuable in a white neighborhood. |
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According to Berkman- "The Health Divide" is essentially a social class divide. Why and how does social class impact Americans' healthcare experiences? What are the two types of solutions Berkman proposes for the health divide? |
-More money = Better education, greater chance of living longer, produce less infant deaths.
-Less people being sick = less people becoming poor.
-1st solution = progressive taxation and economic safety nets.
-2nd solution = increase economic health: environmental and physical |
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According to Smeeding, why doesn't the U.S. antipoverty system work very well? |
-We compare our nation to other wealthy nations.
-They have better tax laws that help distribute wealth.
-Family plans depending on size of family. |
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What evidence exists to support the argument that gender AND race are socially constructed? |
-Gender: men earn a higher income level than women in same profession.
-Race: black neighborhoods vs. white neighborhoods. |
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Be able to provide/explain examples of how social institutions provide social control for societies. |
-The beliefs and behaviors based on social needs.
-Social control normally favors the dominant race or who holds authority.
-Subsystems = no police; no laws. no politics; country would be chaos. |
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Be able to define and give examples of Weber's 3 types of legitimate authority. |
1. Traditional Authority - by birth
2. Rational Legal Authority - election based (rules)
3. Charismatic Authority - personality |
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What characteristics of the U.S. political system lead major parties to (usually) be centrist in their politics? Be able to explain these. |
-U.S. Representative Democracy = increases power for the major parties which is usually Democrats and Republicans.
-System works in winner takes all which forces the other parties to become centrist. |
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Domhoff extends Mills's analysis of class/power: how does he further divide the Power Elite? |
-Wealthy possess more power not just by more money but class divide.
-Divides into 2 groups: 1. Liberal - labor coalition 2. Corporate - conservative coalition.
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Why does Dohoff think conflict within the Power Elite is ultimately a class conflict? |
-Always is a class conflict because of how our government works. Only one party will take all and favor for that time period. |
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What sectors drive today's U.S. economy? How do the jobs in these sectors compare with those of the industrialized economy of the 1970s? |
-Comes from freedom of private property.
-Jobs compare from private sector of G.M. in 1970 to service sector jobs like Walmart.
-Back in the day to work at G.M. you didn't have to go to college right after high school. |
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Be able to summarize the relative experiences of Mollie James and Balbue Duque Granados in the Alder article ("A Job On The Line"). How do their experiences reflect broader U.S. and global economic trends? |
-Mollie James - talked about stamping machine; they moved down south for cheap labor.
-Balbue - moved to city with women working for light managing.
-The women wouldn't say anything and challenge the authority even though there was a lack of regulations. Wanted to move up into the political ladder. |
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Why did the 1996 welfare reform act enjoy bipartisian support as well as broad pubic support? |
-"Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcilation"
-Supported AFDC and TANF for people who couldn't get into the labor force and were seeking a job. The government agreed and the people agreed. |
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How do welfare and welfare reform relate to the "American Ethos" and broad American cultural values of individuality? |
-It involves people getting welfare to get jobs instead of living from their welfare.
-It suggests that people can get jobs an be successful from those jobs. |
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What are some key outcomes of the welfare reforms (according to the Hofferth Article)? |
-Didn't work because at the beginning it decreases by 50%.
-But soon after 1/3 returned |
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Why would a bitter sociologist argue that 'soulmate love' is a myth? |
-Disney movies brainwashed us and our family raised us to believe that.
-The Rational ideas are so broad, that to find a match up is to extreme, also there are many people that you will never encounter. |
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According to the article by Coontz and class discussion, what are some trends in marriage within and outside of the U.S.? |
-Same sex marriage is big depending on the culture you come from. |
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What are the pros & cons of the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act? |
-Pros: Job Security, Early Care, Kids/Illness/Stress/Employees received some protection and half of workers received some benefits.
-Cons: Unpaid, Working Class/Poor, Single Parent, Small Companies-Excluded, Length, Family, Eligible. |
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What is globalization? |
The breaking down of national boundaries because of advance in communication, trade, and travel.
(Capitalism and Internet are key sources.) |
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What is race? |
A socially constructed category composed of individuals sharing some physical characteristics.
(Skin tone and Hair texture.) |
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What is prejudice? |
An attitude involving a rigid and irrational generalization about a category of people. |
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What is discrimination? |
An action that involves treating various categories of people unequally. |
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What is a social movement? |
Organized activity that encourages or discourages social change. |
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What is ethnicity? |
A shared cultural heritage.
Italian, Latino/a, Jewish |
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What is institutional discrimination? |
Discrimination that is a normative and routine part of social institutions.
Politics, The Economy, Education, etc. |
