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Gen Ed 130 Exam 3
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
04/15/2012

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essentialist explanation
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fixed differences from biology
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social rules explanation
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different gender roles based on biological diff. caused by socialization
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sex
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biological traits
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gender
Definition
traits made by culture
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greater male lateralization hypothesis
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men are left hemisphere dominant, women engage both hemispheres and have larger corpus
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functional analysis explanation
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system of unequal rewards based on equality of opportunity
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symbolic interactionist
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way we learn to interpret and give meaning to the world through interactions
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conflict theory
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organized, people in power will use position to seize greater power
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patriarchy
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male dominant society
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glass ceiling
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why women can't be closer to men in income and status
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objective social class
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wealth, education, social behaviors
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subjective social class
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perception of social class related to others
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upward mobility
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better off than parents
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downward mobility
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worse off than parents
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structural mobility
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structural changes in society push and pull poeple to higher and lower levels
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income
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money from wages
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wealth
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things we own, assets
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horatio alger myth
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By leading exemplary lives, struggling valiantly against poverty and adversity,” Alger’s protagonists gain both wealth and honor, ultimately realizing the American Dream
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micro level
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closed system position is ascribed
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macro level
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open system position is achieved
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endogamy
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select someone similar
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exogamy
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select someone outside the immediate
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