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46 Cards in this Set
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Explain Poverty from the 2 perspectives:
Blame the Poor Blame Society |
Blame the poor- the poor are mostly responsible for their own property.
Blame society- Little opportunity for work. Unemployment is no the worker's fault. |
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What is the definition of a minority?
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Any category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural difference, that a society sets apart and subordinates.
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What are the characteristics of a minority?
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1. Distinct identity
2. Subordination 3. Group size isn't a factor |
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Are women a minority? Why or why not?
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Yes, they have:
less income, wealth, education, and power than men. |
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List and define the 4 sexual orientations.
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1. Heterosexuality- attraction to the opposite sex.
2. Homosexuality- attraction to the same sex. 3. Bisexuality- attraction to both sexes. 4. Asexuality- no sexual attraction. |
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What is social stratification?
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A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. (who is better)
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What is idealology?
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Cultural beliefs that justify stratification.
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What is symbolic interaction interested in?
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how people perceive poverty and wealth.
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What are dimensions of class?
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Income
Wealth Social Power Occupational Prestige Schooling |
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What are the two categories stratification is divided into?
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Income classes
Income strata |
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What is the definition of power?
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ability to carry out your will and impose it on others.
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What is delegated power?
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Means given or assigned responsibilities and power.
Dr. Warehime |
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What is power elite?
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A small group of people who hold immense power.
Military |
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What is prestige?
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The level of esteem associated with our status and social standing in society.
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What are the social classes in the U.S.?
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1. Upper Class/Elites-- Kennedy, old money
2. Upper Middle Class-- Bill Gates, earn $$ in your lifetime 3. Middle Class-- Common 4. Working Class-- Blue Collar Workers, gets money spends money 5. Lower Class-- poverty |
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What are the 4 components that characterize a social class living in disadvantaged neighborhoods?
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1. Poverty
2. Family disruption 3. Male unemployment 4. Lack of individuals in high status occupations |
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What are the four differences a class makes?
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1. Health
2. Cultural values 3. Politics 4. Family Gender |
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What are the 6 abilities to change social classes?
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1. Horizontal-- prof at OBU-- prof at St. Gregs
2. Vertical-- middle to upper class 3. IntRAgenerational-- I move 4. IntERgernerational-- parent to child 5. Structural-- everyone moves 6. Exchange-- redefining classes |
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What are the 6 types of poverty?
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1. Transitional (temporary)
2. Marginal (stable employment) 3. Residual (multigenerational) 4. Relative (in relation to others) 5. Absolute (life threatening) 6. Official (government-imposed) |
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What is global Stratification?
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Categorization of countries based on objective criteria such as wealth, power, and prestige, which highlight social patterns of inequality throughout the world.
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What is per capita income?
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Determined by dividing the total gross income of the country by the nymber of people
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What are the four explanation of global poverty?
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Technology
Population growth cultural patterns Social stratification |
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What is chattel slavery?
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One person owns another
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What are four ways in which birth determines social position?
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1. Occupation
2. Marriage 3. Social life is restricted to your own "kind" 4. Belief system are tied to religious dogma |
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What is the definition of a class system?
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Form of stratification that allows social mobility
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What is meritocracy?
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Social class based on personal merit
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Wallenstein replaced the high, middle, and low income classes and replaced the with 4 different distinctions to identify economic power. What are they?
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1. Core nations-- Have protective laws
2. Periphery countries-- Don't have laws yet 3. Semi-Periphery Countries-- No laws in place, use child labor to help core. 4. External nations-- underdeveloped. |
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What is neocolonialism?
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Process in which powerful nations use loans and economic power to maintain control over poor nations
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What is globalization?
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Complex process by which the world and its national economy are becoming more and more intertwined.
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What is functionalism?
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Studies how structures affect society.
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What is conflict theory?
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Belief that an imbalance of power between elites and poor in a country causes stratification.
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What is the difference between gender and sex?
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Gender are personal traits such as if someone is masculine or feminine, while sex is the biological distinctions such as a penis or a vagina.
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What are secondary sexual traits?
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Bodily developments that distinguishes mature males and females. Facial hair, boobs, etc.
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What is the difference between a hermaphrodites/intersexuals and transexuals?
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Hermaphrodites posses a combination of female and male genitalia while a transexuals are people who feel emotionally linked to a sex they aren't biologically.
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What are the 3 myths about rape?
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1. Rape involves strangers
2. Women provoke their attackers 3. Rape is simply sex |
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What are the three types of prostitution?
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1. "Call girls" real date
2. Workers in controlled parlors 3. "Street Walkers" |
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What is gender stratification?
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Unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women.
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On average, how much less do women make than men?
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Women make 78 cents for every dollar made by men.
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What are the 4 models that attempt to explain why differences in the workplace persist?
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1. Human Capital Model-- different skills
2. Choice Model 3. Patriarchy Model-- male dominated society that doesn't allow women to hold upper-tier jobs. 4. Glass Ceiling-- Invisible barrier preventing women from reaching upper-tier jobs |
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What is a Liberal Feminist stand point?
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1. Working to increase equality
2. Expand human choice 3. eliminate gender stratification 4. ending sexual violence 5. Promote sexual freedom |
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What is the definition of race?
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A socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of society consider important.
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What is the definition of ethnicity?
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A shared cultural heritage, ancestors, language, and religion
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What is the difference between discrimination and prejudice?
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Discrimination is the treatment and actions while prejudice is the attitudes.
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What is scapegoating?
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Unfair accusation against a person or group as the cause of a problem.
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What are three assumptions of racism?
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1. Races do exist.
2. Belief each race have distinct genetic differences. 3. Racial inequality is due to those differences. |
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What are the 4 patters of interaction?
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1. Pluralism-- China town and Little Italy live at peace with each other
2. Assimilation-- Learn English 3. Miscegenation-- biological reproduction 4. Segregation-- separation |
