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inequality
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a soc matter that defines the satus between classes
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stratification
Definition
unequal distribuatation of valued goods
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what did marx focus on
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competition of social classes for control over means of production
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what does societys stratification system relfect
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substinance tech
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Kuznets curve
Definition
degree of economic inequality.. has decreased
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soc forces of deindustrailizatoins and globalization.
what are trends?
Definition
shapping ineq. and determining life of indiv
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social mobility
Definition
individ abbility to move up or down within stratification system
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open strat system
Definition
individ can compete for luctrative and powerful positions
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3 dimensions of strat
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property
prestiege
power
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poperty
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distinquish between who owns and who controls income producing property
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prestiege
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respect and honor to person by others
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power
Definition
ability to affect dec making to favor ones interest
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substince tech
Definition
manor is which basic needs are satisfied
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hunting and gather soc
Definition
little inequality due to little wealth.
shared respect and jobs
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labor intensive soc
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done by hand, or with draft animal
inequality begain to increase due to the fact men would work out side and domestic jobs for women
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capitial intensive soc
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new machine required large investments of capitial to development and purchase
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human capital
Definition
investments in people.
litteracy skill ect
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great u turn
Definition
Kuznets bottowmed out in 70s. average wages stopped increasing, middle class stopped growing
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deindustrialization
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economic fortunes of middle class income declined because american econ has lost goods

job structure
new plants
and growing comp from abroad
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well fare states
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big gove and high taxes, high levels of equality, high qualityh of life
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what global specias consolidation predict
Definition
all racial and ethnic boundries will gradually disappear as other parts of the world interact
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miority group
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distinguished
less opp to get weath prestige and power becuase of discrimination
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Walter Wallace
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global specias consolidation: unified
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dominant group
Definition
greater resources, wealth, pol pwer and opp and status
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prejudice
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prejudice poeple based on thier grop membershiop
a tendency to think about other grops in neg ways
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stereotypes
Definition
overgeneralizations about an entire group
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what are 3 seperate groups of assimilaton
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intergration...minority groups begin to enter public sectors

acculturation...minority learns culture and heritage of dom counrty

intermarriage... minority and dom begain to marry
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pluralism
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struct seperate and maintains disticnt identities
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seperatisim
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racial alternative to assimilation
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contact sit
Definition
conditions in which groups frist come together
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deindustrialization
Definition
shift from manufacturing to service based economy
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hyper segragatiuon
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extreme concentration of poverty combined with racial segragation
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what does gender consist of
Definition
social characteristics assigned to people of diff sexes
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feminisht theoretical perspective
Definition
attemped to address the constitution and inequality of gender by examining diff social instutions
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feminist perspective
Definition
addressing gender differences by examining relevant theoretical explanations for them
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matrileonial
Definition
connections with the mommy
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patrilenional
Definition
connections with the pops
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what are the 4 feminist perspectives?
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marxist, radical, liberal, multicultural
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marxist feminisim
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gender inequality rooted in social class inequality so youd have to get rid of capitalism
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radical feminism
Definition
men are in power and dominate all aspects of society
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liberal feminism
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gender inequality due to lack of opportunity due to women- if laws changed equality would increase
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multicultural feminism
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number of factors make inequality- race ethnicity, age, religion
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florence kelly
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leader of progressive movement
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progressive movement
Definition
improvements for women/children in workforce
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what did the progressive movement argue
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argued womens maternal function was greater importance to society
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family wage
Definition
a wage large enough to support masculine entitlements
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sexual revo of 1960s
Definition
lifted stigma from premarital sex and divore- expanding womens options
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maquiladora phenominon
Definition
all plants owned by high end companies- high work low wage
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structural adjustment programs
Definition
require developing countries to devalue currency
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world institution perspective
Definition
argues that society across world have adopted similar educational instit. based on western ideals
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world institution perspective
Definition
argues that society across world have adopted similar educational instit. based on western ideals
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educational act 1972
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equal opp for men and women in public schools
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