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genocide
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systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of people because of race or ethnicity
ie. in 1800's native Americans labeled savages 95% wiped out |
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ethnic groups
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people who identify with one another based on ancestory and culture
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minority groups
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sociologist Louis Wirth defined as people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination
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dominant group
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have the greater power, privileges, and highest social status. they consider its privileged positions to be the result of its own innate superiority
ie. white males |
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2 ways to become minority group
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1.expansion of political boundaries
2.migration ie. slaves |
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Ashley Doane- Ethnic Identity
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study on size and power
-appearence and degree of discrimination develops ethnic identity |
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ethnic work
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how people construct their ethnicity- how they maintain their group's distinctions such as clothing, food, language, religion, holidays, and attempts to trace family genealogies
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discrimination
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is an action- unfair treatment directed against someone
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prejudice
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attitude that promotes discrimination- a prejudging of some sort
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female coronary bypass surgery
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unintended sex discrimination. Doctors thought it was cramps
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quiet revolution
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fundamental changes in society that follow when vast numbers of women enter the workforce
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why some surgeons advise unnecessary hysterectomies
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possibly removing cancer
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glass ceiling
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an invisible barrier that women face in trying to reach executive positions
-women tend to be support |
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sexual harassment
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unwanted sexual advances, usually within an occupational or educational setting
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date rape facts
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-most goes unreported
-happens to couples they known for years -jury's thought that if women knew accused, she was not raped |
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graying of america
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increasing population of older people in u.s. population
-13% 65 or older |
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life expectancy
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number of years people can expect to live
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life span
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maximum length of life
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impact of baby boom generation
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symbolic interactionists believe that positively affect the view of older people
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institutional discrimination
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how discrimination is woven into the fabric of society
ie.home mortgages- race and ethnicity |
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scape goats
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people who are unable to strike out at the real source of frustration (such as low wages) find someone to blame
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reserve labor force
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-workers kept unemployed to replace workers
-put workers against each other |
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selective perception
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-produce prejudice
-often based on labels cause to look all alike -negative stereotypes |
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gender stratification
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refers to males' and females' unequal access to power, prestige, and property, on the basis of sex
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sex
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biological characteristics that distinguish males from females
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gender
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consists of whatever traits a group considers proper for it males and females. it is social and varies from one society to another
-masculine and feminine -social characteristics |
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cultural influence on gender
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in each society acts different from one generation to the next
ie. quilt vs skirt |
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veterans study
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high testosterone= aggressive behavior
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womens minority group
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because of physical factors
-women's biology taking care of babies, men have longer absence |
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patriarchy
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theorists believed universal
1. nursing mothers could not leave babies 2.men had speed to hunt- pregnant could not 3.females bear children |
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status of women in early u.s. societies
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-no jury
-no vote -no legal contracts -no property name -yes testify in court |
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dependency ratio
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number of workers who collect social security compared with the number of workers who contribute to it
-number of workers to support one retiree -16/1 |
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polygyny
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family in which man has more than one wife
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polyandry
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family in which woman has more than one husband
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family
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people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption (broad definition)
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nuclear family
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husband, wife, and children
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exogamy
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societal norm that specifies that people must marry outside group
-exit ie. salu society exogamous |
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endogamy
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societal norm that specifies that people should marry within their own group
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function of incest taboo
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avoid role confusion, must look outside the family for marriage partners.
-maintains socialization of children because it avoids role confusion |
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conflict theorists- house work
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struggle for scarce resources
-most women do most of house work even if they work -though some men believe they do half -major theme of conflict theorists struggle of house work |
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playing dumb
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Arlie Hoschild- strategy of men playing dumb on certain tasks
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husbands and housework
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if men get laid off they do less housework
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marriage choice influence
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1.age
2.education 3.social class 4.race 5. religion |
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latino family culture
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characteristics of culture
-machesmo- male dominance |
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fictive kin
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people who have helped out others not related
ie. for survival |
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native american families
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keep traditional or assimilate
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social class and arrival of children
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Lillian Ruben- research found significant variables regarding adjustment to arrival of children is social class
-higher upper class its easier |
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source of strain for single parent family
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being worn down by poverty
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age of u.s. first time brides
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26-27
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cohabitating couples and marriage
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adults living together in a sexual relationship without being married
-in u.s. 10 times -41% of u.s. parents have |
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women in higher education
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-earn more than 1/2 (65%) of bachelors degree
-less likely to earn doctrine degree -less likely to become full professors |