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31 Cards in this Set
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demography
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FC:
large scale stat study of pop processes ex: fertility, mortality, migration |
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institutional approch
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FC:
how simliar institutions in all cultures; economic, religious, political, affect culture in different ways |
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effect of institutional change on kibuyu marriage
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adoption of western morals changed traditions in youth, married later |
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relationship of bridewealth, polygyny , education
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FC;
^education= -bridewealth, polygyny |
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victimization trends for household/property& violent crime
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1. Blax/Hispx
2. blax+more likely than whtz: hispx +more lukely than -hispx |
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offending trends
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2/3 whtz
30% blx (charged) |
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typ offender/victim crime re: race
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intraracial
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willie horton
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poster child bush sr.
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crack v coke & racial disparities
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Crack cheaper form of drug, more heavily used by the poor and minorities
Cocaine more expensive, used more heavily by upper-class whites Federal Law 5 g of crack 5 year mandatory sentence 500 g of cocaine 5 year maximum sentence |
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rell betw race crim
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1/3 of Black men supervised by Criminal Justice system
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Why is race related to crime?
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Exposure to crime
Community (age structure) Culture Economic status Social learning Family Structure |
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Theories in Crime
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soc str
soc lrn soc disrg conflct |
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soc strain
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Disjunction between things want to attain and means to get it
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differential association
SOCIAL LEARNING |
Learn delinquency from delinquents
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social disorganization
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Difficult to assert control over community members
lo income transient pop = -developmont community |
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conflict theory
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C.J. system reflects oppressed groups
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white collor v petty krime
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sentencing diffs
goin affter wrong guy |
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sentencing guidelines
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used to 'even' out sentencing maldistribution.
if do this, + this = X years |
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Segmented assimilation
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diverse poss pathways + outcomes in th process of adaption
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3 paths of (segmented) assimilation
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1 adopt mainstream culture (what euros did)
2 underclass assimilation (poor immigrants live in poor communities, get poor traits) 3 maintaining ethnice values (possible in enclaves, tight families) |
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pathway trad. taken by imms
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total assimi
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ehtnic enclave
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self supportin community. almost onl one group
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factors affectin the assimi process
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1 location of settlement (montana v bronx)
2 economy/job market 3 policies on immigration |
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+ & - consequences of each path of assimi
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1 ADOPT MAINSTREAMM CULTURE
+ sees advancement quickly - conflict w/ group->anxiety/resentment 2 UNDERCLASS ASSIMILATION + some sort of identity comfort - low level of SES/Pol advance - stigmaed by greater society 3 MAINTAINING NATIVE ETHNIC VALUES + degree of SES/Pol advance (b/c pooled resources) + less discrimination + strong norms/values for kids + strong social network + collective supervision - - tendency for conflict/anxity as kids - lack of diversity of skills/resources - less incentive to learn english |
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2 negatives of ;
[2] UNDERCLASS ASSIMILATION |
- low level of SES/Pol advance
- stigmaed by greater society |
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5 positives of :
[3] MAINTAINING ETHNIC VALUES |
+ degree of SES/Pol advance
(b/c pooled resources) + less discrimination + strong norms/values for kids + strong social network + collective supervision |
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5 negativesof :
[3] MAINTAINING ETHNIC VALUES |
- tendency for conflict/anxity as kids
- lack of diversity of skills/resources - less incentive to learn english |
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1 postives of:
[2] UNDERCLASS ASSIMILATION |
+ some sort of identity comfort
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[1] ADOPT MAINSTREAM CULTURE
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+ sees advancement quickly
- conflict w/ group->anxiety/resentment |
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discrim in crim justince
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1 Arrest
DWB 1992 Maryland CLU vs. MDPD 2 Court low ses =NO bail$ 3 Charging 26% white males fully prosecuted, 39% of Black males fully prosecuted 4 Sentencing (85%) Hispanics & (78%) Blacks more likely to be incarcerated and for longer time than whites (72%) Sentencing guidelines takes some of the subjectiveness out of sentencing |
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Attribution Theory
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Humans make decisions with bounded rationality guess at whats going to happen
So, judges fall back on stereotypes and statistical discrimination |
