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UWO Sociology 1000 Spring Test Review
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
01/30/2012

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Secularization
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the declining role of religion in society. 
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Totems
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represent the divine; is a symbol and therefore a material expression of something else
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Collective Effervescence 
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a perceived energy formed by a gathering experience; can be felt at sporting events, mass at Church, a rave, etc. Durkheim
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Social solidarity
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integration of a society or group with their neighbors; ties in society that bind people to one another. Durkheim
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Durkheims thoughts on religion
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enables social solidarity; is a way for society to worship itself
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The Opium of the Masses
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Marx's way of describing religion. Offers comfort, is ideological 
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Max Weber's view on religion
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capitalism and protestantism go hand in hand.
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Religious State-Religious Politics
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this can lead to violence caused by religious suppression. Northern Ireland is an example of this type of state
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Secular State-Secular Politics
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no official religion, any religion is suppressed by government. Communist states use this arrangement. Ex, Turkey when it was first founded. 
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Religious State-Secular Politics
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the state has an official religion but the people in the state don't necessarily follow it. Ex, the UK (who's official religion is Anglicism) 
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Secular State-Religious Politics
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no official religion but the people and politics are highly religious. Ex, the United States
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Civil Religion
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when sacred symbols become a part of mainstream society regardless of individual people's views on religion ; religion might be unofficial but is nonetheless dominant ; ex, God on the US dollar bill
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Blaxploitation
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films and other forms of media directed solely for an urban black audience; starring black americans and having a plot dealing with black issues
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Assimilationist
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genre where black people are represented as "good American citizens" and appear to mimic the white middle-class ex Crosby Show
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American Dream/White Savior films
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genre in which white people rescue hard-done by black people ex The Blind Side
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Social Realism
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this genre focuses on the realities of social & structural inequalities
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Rites of passage
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a major transition in life; ex, birth
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Theodices
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justifications of why God allows suffering; reasoning. 
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Orthodoxy
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meaning "right belief"
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Orthopraxis
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meaning "right practice"
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According to functionalists such as Durkheim, education relies on...
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Socialization; allocation
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Allocation
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the process of people being streamed accordingly in order to fulfill the needs of society
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Differences between a customer and a student?
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a customer is cared for; "always right"; not responsible for anything except the payment.
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Similarities between a customer and a student?
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subject to branding; paying for something (a service or an education); things are marketed towards them
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Symbolic Interactionism
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Hebert Blumer; a microsociological theory; all communication dependent on the use of symbols (both verbal and non-verbal), as is the way we perceive reality
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Structural Functionalism
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inspired by Durkheim; a macrosociological theory; the idea that all parts of society must fulfill certain individual functions in order to benefit the whole
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Surveillance of the Environment
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a possible function of the media in society; potentially important info involving the world around us (such as upcoming hurricanes and the weather) is made public
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Correlation of parts of society
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function of the media in society; current events are publicized in a way that helps the public make sense of them and form a common perspective. i.e, patriotic speeches following 9/11
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Transmission of Social Heritage
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possible function of the media in society; the idea that the media contributes to socialization of children and adults alike
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Entertainment
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possible function of the media; the idea that relaxation is provided which can prevent tensions and conflict
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Independent Ownership
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a type of private ownership; the most common and least problematic
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Horizontal Ownership
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private ownership; when one company owns several media organizations in different locations that do the same type of business... ex, one company owns several newspapers 
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Vertical Integration
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type of private ownership; when one company owns media firms that are involved in each of production, distribution and exhibition ex, a record label owns a radio station  
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Cross Ownership
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a type of private ownership; when one company owns different types of media... ex, CTVglobemedia owns CTV, the globe & mail and a magazine
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Conglomerate Ownership
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a type of private ownership; any media that includes both vertical and horizontal integration, basically a huge corporation. Ex, The Walt Disney Company
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Race
Definition
a group of people who are physically and genetically distinguished from other groups.
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Racialization
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the process of linking distinguishing characteristics, such as athletic ability or intelligence, to specific groups of people. 
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Oppression
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a bird cage; feeling the need to keep in your feelings or beliefs; not feeling comfortable in certain situations.
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White Privilege
Definition
never feeling alienated, harassed or degraded because of your race. 
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White Privilige Invisibility
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never having to speak on behalf of your entire race, or, if you do your race is not credited. 
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Colonialism
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when a country takes control of other land, regions or territories outside its borders; early examples are Britain and France taking over areas in Africa the Caribbean, and Canada
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Modern Colonialism in Canada
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citizens feeling increasingly anxious about allowing non-white immigrants into the country due to things like fear of limiting jobs
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Marxist-Socialist Feminism
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argues that women's oppression is due to the fact that men own the means of production.
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liberal feminism
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argues that Canadian society has the potential to be fair and just to both genders; women just need access to the system of Canada
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Dichotomous Thinking
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seeing everything as black or white; only the two extreme ends of the spectrum; ex, "male" or "female"
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Gender Shame
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playing into stereotypes of what people of specific genders should or shouldn't do; ie, boys can't play with dolls
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Predominant Gender Story
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a theory made up of "four moments" in life that are represented in chick flicks, children's toys, etc
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Phallocentrism
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understanding sex from the perspective of the penis; i.e, losing your virginity happens when the vagina is penetrated by a penis
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Heteronormativity
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the assumption that being "straight" is the normal, correct thing
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heterosexism
Definition
a system of prejudice and bias towards homosexual people; in favor of heterosexual relationships; can involve the assumption that everyone is straight 
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Homosociality
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same-sex relationships that are not romantic or sexual; "bromance"; often encouraged in hyper-gendered environments- for guys, in the locker room, for girls, at the mall etc
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The Sick Role
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an idea of Talcott Pearsons; a special role in society that is there to prevent sickness from disrupting the smooth flow of society. If you take on the sick role, you become exempted from normal social roles 
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The Digital Divide
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the separation of those who have access to technology and computers from those who don't. Affects the way people are educated. 
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Medicalization
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the tendency for more and more things to be considered relevant to medicine 
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Disease Mongering
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when an effective drug is developed for a condition, that condition is then considered a "disease" or something that needs to be fixed which may or not be the case; ex, baldness medicine
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intersectionality
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a feminist theory stating that various oppressions in society (homophobia, sexism, racism) are all interrelated and meet at a common "intersection"
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global village
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McLuhan; the idea that the whole world is connected through electronic technology
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Oral Culture
Definition
before technology everything was communicated through face to face interaction. involved a small sense of community
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Written Cultures
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the print press; eyesight/vision; info is spread widely in an efficient manner. creates a sense of "for the nation"
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Electronic Cultures
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all senses are engaged; viewed by McLuhan as going back to illiterate times; global village
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Male Gaze
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when films are put into the perspective of the heterosexual male; ex the movie Knocked Up
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Hot Media
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dazzling; overpowering; big screen motion pictures; one sense at a time; linear & logical; written; "exudes"
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Cool Media
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understated, not in your face; poetry, graffiti, the internet; multiple senses; "includes"; global village
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Murm
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mostly male
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ferm
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mostly female
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Intersexed
Definition
exact mix of male and female characteristics
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3 phases of white settler society
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terra nullius, white settlement, protecting the borders
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