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30 Cards in this Set
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race. "The power of an illusion"
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greater genetic variations within "racial" groups. better to study commonalities than racial ones, they are man made and do not exist
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blocked opportunities
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structural inequalities keeping certain groups form having the same success as otherr groups
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role of affrican american women
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center of family orginization
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decline in African Americna Marriages are due to
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more women getting degrees, black men are in jail
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hoffmans extinction thesis
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inferior races will die out...used to justify treating them differently and inequality
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Eugenics movement
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dont mix the good with the bad the bad will pull down the superior group..no interracial marriage
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african american class
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1/3 middle class, most negative protrayed group
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imigrant enclaves
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immigrants of one culture live together..china town, helps immigrants assimilate
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mediating structure
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mid level social institutions and grouping..church, boys club, could be court
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migrationa nd reception factors
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how people accept or reject certian immigarnt groups..example cubans, first group was welcome cuz they had money second was not cuz they were criminals
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Melting pot
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assimulation..mix into american culture completely. blend
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status group
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people you associate with regardless of your class position.. if you are poor and win the lottery you still might hang out with poor people
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mobility
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the ability to be able to move up or down the social ladder..american dream
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class
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oredering by degree of resources, prestige
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status and social class depends on
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income, education, occupation
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status group vs class position
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you can be in a higher or lower status group than your class position EX lottery
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upper class
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wealth, recognized in society, wives dont work
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middle class
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comfortable income, less wealth, midd sized corporation, work benefits, have life insurance
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working class
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manual jobs, more likely to be laid off. income provides for minimal needs for modest family
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lower class
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working poor, low wage work, governemtn assistance, ability to provide is questionable
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wealth and income distrubution
RICH |
1995-1999 incoome of top 1% grew 59 percent bottom grew by 8%
richest 1% receives 21% of nations income and richest 20% recieves 85% or all wealth in 2002 CEO to average worker income was 282:1 |
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wealth and income distribution
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poorest 20% have an average income under 25k
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The great compression
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term for the narrowing of income gap during the new deal after the depression during WW2
since the 1970 income gaps have been widening |
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characteristics of people living in poverty
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41% single men
14% single women 5% minors |
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poverty rates--race
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24.5 native americans
24.1 african americans 21.8 hispanic 10.3 asian 8 white |
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family most likely to live in poverty
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single mother with child
51% of children in poverty live with their mothers only |
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what class do americans believe they belong too
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middle class--think that their lower class status is temporary and moght not see their lavish life as upperclass
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Kinsey Report and the revelation that many people have same sex thought or actions
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kinsey scale rates sexuality from 0-6 0 being straight 6 being homo. instead of labeling gay or straight the kinsey scale considers a range of grey
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Emergence and consequences of sexual identies
Separation |
women did not enjoy sex so men had to go outside the relationship to get it
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spiritual love true love
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moral and uplifting, about survival
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