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Soc S161 Study Guide Exam 3
Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10
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Sociology
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03/28/2010

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Absolute Poverty
Definition
a level of economic deprivation that exists when people do not have the means to secure the most basic necessities of life
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Relative Poverty
Definition
a condition that exists when people may be able to afford basic necessities but are still unable to maintain an average standard of living
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Feminization of Poverty
Definition
the trend in which women are disproportionately represented among individuals living in poverty
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Social Mobility
Definition
the movement of individuals or groups from one level in a stratification system to another (one socioeconomic class to another)
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Intergenerational Mobility
Definition
the social movement (upward or downward) experienced by family members from one generation the next
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Socioeconomic Status
Definition
a combined measure that, in order to determine class location, attempts to classify individuals, families, or households in terms of factors such as income, occupation, and education
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Upper (Capitalist Class)
Definition
consists of about 1 percent of the population. Includes the ‘upper-upper’ class and the ‘lower-upper’ class.
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Upper-Middle Class
Definition
consists of about 14 percent of the population. This class usually includes highly educated professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and business professionals.
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The Middle Class
Definition
consists of about 30 percent of the population. This class usually consist of individuals with a post-secondary education or high-skilled laborers. Nurses, teachers, managers, semi-professionals and others comprise this class.
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The Working Class
Definition
approximately 30 percent of the U.S. is in this class. Individuals in this class may be semi-skilled workers, factory workers, sales personnel or service sector employees.
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The Working Poor
Definition
comprise about 20 percent of the U.S. population. Individuals in this class work in service industries, temporary jobs, unskilled jobs and seasonal employment.
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The Underclass
Definition
individuals in this class may be unemployed or periodically unemployed, disabled, others may receive public assistance
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The Capitalist Class
Definition
has most of the wealth and power in society via ownership of corporations, banks, news and entertainment industries. Members of this class may also have political positions
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The Managerial Class
Definition
members of this class have control over the means of production and their employees but they may not own the means of production. This class may consist of upper-level managers, supervisors, physicians, engineers, lawyers and other professionals.
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Life Chances (Weber)
Definition
the extent to which individuals have access to important societal resources such as food, clothing, shelter, education, and health care
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The Class System
Definition
a type of stratification based on the ownership and control of resources and on the type of work that people do
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Caste System
Definition
a system of social inequality in which people’s status is permanently determined at birth based on their parent’s ascribed characteristics
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Prestige
Definition
the respect or regard with which a person or status position is regarded by others
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Global Stratification
Definition
the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige on a global level that results in people having vastly different lifestyles and life chances both within and among the nations of the world
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Low-Income Countries
Definition
primarily agrarian nations with little industrialization and low levels of national and personal income
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Middle Income Countries
Definition
countries that have industrializing economies, especially in the urban areas, and moderate levels of national and personal income
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High-Income Countries
Definition
share highly industrialized economies, technologically advanced, high standard of living, and high-per capita income
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Life Expectency
Definition
average length of time that a person can be expect to live
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1/3
Definition
Life expectancy has increased __ over the past 30 years (more than 70 yrs in over 87 countries)
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30
Definition
Life expectancy has increased 1/3 over the past __ years (more than 70 yrs in over 87 countries)
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12
Definition
Life expectancy for middle-income nations is about __ years less than it
is in higher income countries
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23
Definition
Life expectancy for individuals in low-income nations is about __ years less than for the life expectancy for those in higher-income nations
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*High rate of infant mortality (8 x’s higher in low-income nations than in higher-income nations)
*Hunger and malnutrition among children and adults
*High rate of diseases
Definition
3 Various Reasons for shorter life expectancy..
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Health
Definition
the World Health Organization defines ______ as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
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Development and Modernization Theory
Definition
global inequality is related to the different levels of economic development; assumption is that low and middle-income nations can achieve progress via economic growth
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Dependency Theory
Definition
some of the poverty that exist in low-income countries is largely due to the exploitation of its resources by high-income nations
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World Systems Theory
Definition
posits that the “capitalist world economy” consists of three major categories of nations: core, semiperipheral, and peripheral
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Core Nations
Definition
highly industrialized and urbanized nations; capitalistic economies
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Semipheral Nations
Definition
nations that tend to be more developed than peripheral nations but lack the high level of industrialization of the core nations
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Peripheral nations
Definition
these nations tend to depend on core nations for capital; they tend to lack high levels of industrialization
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Race
Definition
category of people who have been determined as inferior or superior based on characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, and eye shape
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Ethnic Group
Definition
collection of people distinguished, by others or themselves, primarily on the basis of cultural characteristics or their nationality
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Dominant Group
Definition
a group that is advantaged and has superior resources and rights in a society
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Subordinate Group
Definition
a group that is disadvantaged because of physical or cultural characteristics; this group may regard themselves as the object of discrimination since they may be subjected to unequal treatment by the dominant group
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Genocide
Definition
deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation
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Discrimination
Definition
actions or practices of dominant group member that have a harmful effect on members of a subordinate group
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Racism
Definition
a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that is used to justify the superior treatment of one racial or ethnic group and the inferior treatment of another racial or ethnic group
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Prejudice
Definition
a negative attitude based on faulty generalizations about members of selected racial and ethnic groups
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Institutional Discrimination
Definition
the day-to-day practices of organizations and institutions that have a harmful impact on members of subordinate groups
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Individual Discrimination
Definition
behavior consisting of one-on-one acts by members of the dominant group that harm members of the subordinate group or their property
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Frustration-aggression hypothesis
Definition
people who are frustrated in regards to achieving a desired goal will respond with a pattern of aggression toward others
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ScapeGoat
Definition
a person or group that is incapable of offering resistance to the hostility or aggression of others; they are used as substitutes for the actual source of one’s frustration
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Sex
Definition
refers to the biological and anatomical differences between females and males
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Primary Sex Characteristics
Definition
the genitalia used in the reproductive process
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Secondary Sex Characteristics
Definition
refers to the physical traits that identify an individual’s sex
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Gender
Definition
socially and culturally constructed differences between females and males; consists of the beliefs, practices, and attitudes associated with males and females in terms of what is considered “masculine” and “feminine” behavior
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Sexism
Definition
the subordination or inferior treatment of one sex, based on the assumed superiority of another sex
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Homophobia
Definition
prejudice against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and others who are not viewed as heterosexual
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Transexual
Definition
a person who believes that he or she was born (with the body of) the wrong sex; such individuals may take hormone treatments or undergo a sex change
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Transvestite
Definition
a male who lives as a woman or a female who lives as a man; they do not change their genitalia
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Hermaphrodite
Definition
a person with ambiguous or incomplete sexual differentiation; may tend to have a combination of both male and female genitalia
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Sexual Orientation
Definition
personal preference for sexual relationships with members of the opposite sex, same sex, or even both
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Body Consciousness
Definition
the way a person feels about his or her body
Term
Patriarchy
Definition
a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by men
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Matriarchy
Definition
a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by women
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Techno Economic Base
Definition
The three factors (subsistence base supply and demand for labor, and women’s child-rearing activities) can vary based on a society’s ______ ________ ____ which is the organization of the economy as well as the amount of technology in a society.
Term
Hunting and gathering Societies
Definition
Various techno economic bases
1).
2). Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
3). Agrarian Societies
4). Industrial Societies
5). Postindustrial Societies
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Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
Definition
Various techno economic bases
1). Hunting and gathering Societies
2).
3). Agrarian Societies
4). Industrial Societies
5). Postindustrial Societies
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Agrarian Societies
Definition
Various techno economic bases
1). Hunting and gathering Societies
2). Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
3).
4). Industrial Societies
5). Postindustrial Societies
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Industrial Societies
Definition
Various techno economic bases
1). Hunting and gathering Societies
2). Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
3). Agrarian Societies
4).
5). Postindustrial Societies
Term
Postindustrial Societies
Definition
Various techno economic bases
1). Hunting and gathering Societies
2). Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
3). Agrarian Societies
4). Industrial Societies
5).
Term
Gender Bias
Definition
behavior that results in favoring one gender over the other
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Gender Segregated Work
Definition
occurs when there are varying concentration of women and men in different occupations, jobs, and places of work
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Pay Gap
Definition
the difference between what women and men earn
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Conflict Perspective on gender stratification
Definition
focus on the power and economic differences between
men and women
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Political and Economic
Definition
Gender-based social inequality is a result of unequal _______ and
_______ power
Term
Functionalist and Neoclassical Perspective on gender stratification
Definition
a macrolevel analysis that focus on the roles of men and women within the family and society; an emphasis is placed on the following:
Term
Traditional Gender Role
Definition
Functionalist and Neoclassical Perspective on gender stratification

_______-fulfill both instrumental and expressive tasks
Term
Human Capital Model
Definition
Functionalist and Neoclassical Perspective on gender stratification

_____ _______ _____- such capital is gained via the obtainment of education and job training; this can be measured by the wages that one earns based on their educational and career choices
Term
1. Traditional Gender Role
Definition
Functionalist and Neoclassical Perspective on gender stratification
1.
2.Human Capital Model
Term
2. Human Capital Model
Definition
Functionalist and Neoclassical Perspective on gender stratification
1. Traditional Gender Role
2.
Term
Feminism
Definition
the belief that all people, specifically men and women, are equal and that they should be valued as equals and have equal rights
Term
Feminist perspectives on gender stratification
Definition
focus on the idea that embracing feminism will help reduce sexism and gender inequality
Term
Liberal Feminism
Definition
Feminist perspectives on gender stratification
______ ________-emphasizes equality of opportunity; views women’s oppression as related to their lack of civil rights and educational opportunities
Term
Radical Feminism
Definition
Feminist perspectives on gender stratification
_______ _______-posits that patriarchy or male domination results in various forms of human oppression such as racism and classism
Term
Socialist Feminism
Definition
Feminist perspectives on gender stratification

______ _______-the oppression women is due to their roles as both paid and unpaid workers in a capitalist economy; women are exploited at work by capitalism and at home by patriarchy
Term
Multicultural Feminism
Definition
Feminist perspectives on gender stratification

______ _______-examines how race, gender, and class may contribute to the oppression of women of color
Term
1. Liberal Feminism
2. Radical Feminism
3. Socialist Feminism
4. Multicultural Feminism
Definition
Feminist perspectives on gender stratification
1.
2.
3.
4.
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