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16 Cards in this Set
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Socialization is.. |
the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical, mental, and social skills needed for survival in society |
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Agents of Socialization are.. |
the transmitters of information about participation in society. The include: -Family -Schools -Peer Groups -Mass Media |
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Five Stages |
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. |
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Social Stratification is.. |
the ranking of individuals into various social classes (based on birth and achievements) |
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Social Status is.. |
One’s positioning within a specific social class |
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The social stratification pie is.. |
an apt metaphor to depict the inequity between classes. Imagine, for example, that 10 people (from one class) share the one piece of pie that has already been cut, while the rest of the pie (another higher class) as shown is given to just one person. The inequality of the distribution of pie speaks volumes. |
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Social Inequality is.. |
When subjective criteria, such as minority status or gender are used to rank people in status from high (better) to low (worse) |
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Canada's views on poverty... |
1) Blame the Victim 2) Blame the System |
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The Gini Index |
(a measure of the inequality of wealth or income distribution in a country) provides one means to measure and compare countries on the basis of their wealth. |
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Sex vs. Gender |
Sex is the biological. Gender refers to the socially determined qualities we typically associate with boys/girls and women/men |
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Functionalism and Gender.. |
According to functionalists, men and women each fulfill distinct roles designed to maintain cohesiveness within the family and society as a whole. Note the functionalist assertion about what could happen when women are removed from their primary functions of emotional supporters and care providers. |
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Conflict Theory and Gender.. |
Conflict theorists are interested in examining how gender differences have access to and control of scarce resources versus how gender identities are formed. Note in your textbook how Engels saw monogamous marriages. |
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Symbolic Interactionism and Gender.. |
Symbolic interactionists are interested in the meanings of male and female and of masculinity and femininity. According to this perspective, gender is created through social interactions, hence children learn gender related behaviours through social institutions via operant conditioning (positive/negative reinforcement). |
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Feminism and Gender.. |
Feminists contend that men and women are evaluated differently no matter their country of origin. Gender is viewed as a socially constructed concept that can potentially limit opportunities for women and how they choose to express themselves. |
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Post-Structuralism and Gender.. |
Post-structuralists assert that masculinity, femininity and even sex are socially constructed and that people are “positioned within, and produced by, discourse” |
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