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27 Cards in this Set
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what is a social class
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how individuals are divided into groups in society and the inequalities that ensue |
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what is slavery ?
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social strat where some people are totally owned by another person as property.
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caste system
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a social system in which a person's social status is given for life |
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ascribed vs archived status
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ascribed status is one that a person is born with |
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what is Marx's definition of class consciousness?
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the percetption that class structure exist and feeling a connection to other members of ones class |
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what is class
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ones economic resource
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what is status
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prestige or recognition
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what is party?
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ability to use power and influence
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what are some other class indicators?
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class consciousness and cultural capital
- the town you live in -schools you go to cars you drive -people you associate with |
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what is status inconsistency
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groups who are high on one indicator but low on others.
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what is class consciousness
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perception that class structure exists and feeling a connection to people in the same social class as you are
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what is false class consciousness
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people become so set in their ways that they do not see that they are being exploited by others at the top
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cultural capital
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cultural resources that a group holds like art music etc
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what is the poverty line and how is it calculated?
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in 1950 the average fam spent 1/3 of their income on food so economist created a peverty line whihc was how much money people spend of food times 3
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what is the poverty line in nj how is it used
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like 21k
used to decide how much goverment assistance a single person can get. |
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what are some racial difference in poverty and household structure
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35% of black ppl are poor
10% of white people are poor |
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what was the difference between Marx'x view on inequality and weber's
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Marx believed there was one indicator and that was relationships withing each class and weber thought there were many indicators like class, party, and status
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what is the self sufficiency standard?
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it is based on the basic expenditures and cost of living in your area 23k fam of 4
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key point about bono's key point about poverty talk
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we are heading towards an absolute zero and its up to us to advocate for the politicians to not pass laws that impede progress lol
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what is crony capitalism?
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appointed long time friends to positions of power regardless of their qualification
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what is socialism
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spread the wealth around
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what is capitalism
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free market system where people are free to accumulate as much wealth as they can
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what is a norm?
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rules of social conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a range of situations
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what percent of high school and college kids experience sexual violence.
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28%
highest between 16-24 |
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gender of domestic violence victims
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90-95% are women
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definition of abuse-
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A pattern of controlling or coercive behavior by one individual to maintain power and control over another in an intimate relationship. |
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what is the cycle of violence
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tension building |
