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What deviant behavior from a self-fulfilling prophecy gets you a negative label?

-Secondary deviance (the powerful assume it is harmful to them – moral order/victimless crimes)

Examples of kinds of crimes?

Street crime: burglary, larceny, auto theft, robbery, rape, murder, etc.
White-Collar: middle/upper class people in their businesses and social activities- tax evasion, forgery, bad checks, pirating software/movies/music
Corporate: fraudulent advertising, unfair labor practices, price-fixing, stock manipulation, etc. Political: MLK, George Washington, government in Nicaragua/overthrowing governments.

Cheating on income taxes?

White Collar

Who would say “punishment is created to deter crimes”?

Conservatives

Demographics of Criminals

Male, Black, Low SES, 25-34

What crimes show up in the unified crime report (UCR)?

Street Crimes

Which is a political crime

Illegal acts intended to influence the political system: MLK, Washington, US overthrowing governments, Dept. of Energy injecting people with plutonium, injecting black men with syphilis.

____ is the practice of targeting citizens based on race.

Racial Profiling

Jim Crow Laws

Created laws to keep races separate and unequal, sanctioned slavery, denied black rights (marriage, voting).

What is the function of moral laws ?

To control the masses and put constraints to create a status quo

Jeff was arrested for a third felony and the judge had no choice but to sentence him to life in prison. What kind of sentencing is this?

Mandatory (three strikes)

MLK and George Washington are what kind of criminals?

Political

In order to stop the cradle to prison pipeline____ must be instituted to deal with institution inequalities that put people at risk.

Early Childhood Intervention Programs

Private property/ownership guided by maximum profit, what economic system is that?

Capitalist

Means of production owned for the collective benefit, what economic system is that?

Socialism

Increasing taxes leads to more social programs, what state is this considered?

Welfare State

Vin opens a business where he competes openly with other businesses and he prefers that the government stays out of the decisions his business makes, What system is this?

Capitalism

Wages in the present service sector are____ than those in the old manufacturing sector (in terms of pay?

Worse: lower pay, less job security, and lower benefits.

Who is the largest employer in the US?

Wal-Mart

The US is in an economic transformation that is moving it into a _______ economy?

Service/Information

Society where the economy benefits the collective?

Socialism

Substandard work environment is called what?

Sweatshop/Modern Slavery

Declining Industries, what is that called?

Sunset Industries

Increasing Industries, what is that called?

Sunrise Industries

Marx said you feel what in a capitalist system?

Alienated from labor

How does a bureaucratic hierarchy work?

People at the top and people at the bottom, chain of command implies control and obedience.

Division of labor between the sexes ______?

Leads to inequality, in secondary job market (menial, poorly paid, little or no benefits)

The Education system leads which way politically?

Conservative

What percent of adults graduate from College?

28.2%

Traditionally/officially church and state separation means what for education?

Schools must be free from religious instruction

How many schools were failures in California?

1000+

Statistics say that education level and income are?

Correlated, the higher the income the better the education

Schools today tend to be ­­­­?

Segregated by class and race

With regards to self-fulfilling prophecies and outcomes in schools, how does that look?

If students are labelled as high-achieving they're more likely to be successful, likewise for low-achieving students.

A negative label that impacts someone is called what?

Stigma

Critics of the current educational philosophies of schools assert that _____?

Students are taught to be subservient and to follow the status quo, inappropriate for 21st century life

Most money that finances schools comes from what level of government?

Local/Municipal

The Federal government would promote equal opportunity in education how?

Federalize the system monetarily and standardize the curriculum

Investing in preschool for poor people does what long-term?

Helps money in the future, more likely to educate the masses and less reliance on future, long-term welfare programs.

Politicians set/create ­­­­­_____ that they're concerned with. Design of setting goals and determining the means of achieving those goals?




(he said this in a really confusing way so I included all the words lol)

Social Goals

People who find a sociological approach compelling can only conclude that inequality is­­­­­_____?

By Design

Biggest obstacles in progressing forward­­­­_____?

The power money has over the decision making process in the US

Lance believes that the correct approach to focus on in the social world is through historic, economic, social and political arrangements, he is a what?

Sociologist

What is a plutocracy?

A government where the wealthy classes rule

Steps to solving social problems:

- Creation of policies and behaviors that enhance our moral obligation to others- A call for government programs that provide for people who cannot provide for themselves
- A special commitment to children and to implement this commitment w/ universal programs
- Redistribution of societal resources to lift urban and rural populations who are disadvantaged
- The majority of social policies to be administered, organized, and financed federally

What is a progressive proposal as seen in the text?

Programs that provide for the poor

How do we finance a progressive social agenda?

Reallocate funding, higher taxes on the rich, subsidies on corporations

Which of the following is an area where African Americans have an advantage over whites?

None/ African Americans do not have advantages over whites

Indviduals work together in the?

(grassroots?) Individuals acting collectively

i didn't get the last one... All I wrote was Social Change