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25 Cards in this Set
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Two Macro Level Theories |
Structural Functionalism and Conflict Theory |
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Manifest Funtions |
Intended consequence of social change |
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Latent Funtions |
Unexpected consequences of social change |
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Assumptions of Conflict Theory |
There are multiple stratified classes One class has power over the other One class tries to maintain power Resources are limited |
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Social Constructionism Definition |
Social problems are brought up by claims makers in society in reaction to conditions. |
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Structural Functionalism four major components of society |
Norms (shared expectations of behavior) Roles/Status Positions Institutions Values (things of worth to all in society) |
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Two Types of Income Poverty |
Extreme Poverty - cannot afford food Overall Poverty - cannot afford non-food needs |
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Measurement of Poverty by Government |
Income (money + benefits) Poverty thresholds ($ amounts) |
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Who is not included in poverty and employment stats? |
People seeking a job and not receiving unemployment People in institutions (CJS, mental, Military) |
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Age group with highest poverty |
People under 18 |
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Three Dimensions of International poverty |
Health, Education, Living Standards |
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Social mobility |
Movement of individuals/groups between layers of social strata |
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Education Wage Premium |
Growth in wages for college graduates |
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General shape of wage income inequality over time in US |
Suspension bridge, U-shape |
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Two Features of the Great Prosperity that reduced inequality |
Taxing the rich, investment in education |
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Current gender pay gap |
Women make 82% of what men do |
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Manipulated variable |
The changed variable in statistical analysis |
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Pattern of inequality in society |
Stratification system |
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Four Structural Causes of Homelessness |
Decline in low-cost housing Increase in poverty Deinstitutionalization (less support from institutions (hospitals, mental institutions, etc.)) Deindustrialization (shift from manufacturing to service jobs) |
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Critiques of Symbolic Interactionism |
Ignores social structure Ignores power Ignores history |
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Karl Marx Constructionism |
Problems in society come from unequal resource distribution |
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Herbert Mead Interactionism |
Meanings emerge through social interaction, worked to understand underlying forms of human interaction |
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Robert Merton Functionalism |
Proposed theory of differential access: groups that do not have access to what is valued in society will resort to crime to achieve it. |
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Durkheim Functionalism |
Humans work for benefit of themselves, so they need something in common for a harmonious society |
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Four Characteristics of a Social Problem |
Contradicts desired quality of life Is caused/facilitated by factors that operate on social life Involves intergroup conflict Requires social action for resolution |
