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| view of gender is that there are not two distinct groups of people (female and male) and as such sex (biological) is socially constructed as is gender. |
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| Karl Marx, a proponent of ______, built his theory largely on the growing disparity between the _____ and the ______ because of ___________. |
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| conflict theory; bourgeoisie;proletariat; industrialization |
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| Secondary deviance is defined as |
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| those actions that newly deviant individuals adopt and internalize because of their newly deviant status in society |
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| The ________ theoretical perspective looks at deviance in terms of social inequality and power. The rich and powerful use their positions to determine which acts are deviant and how deviants should be punished. |
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| Individual (or personal) racism can be defined as: _____________________________________________ |
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| racism expressed by individuals or small groups of people and is an indication of bigotry or prejudice against those deemed "racially inferior" |
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| is the cornerstone of every known human society. |
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| In completing an assignment for his sociology class, Thomas inferred that the social customs of the indigenous populations of Africa and Asia were inferior to the cultural values of his own society. Thomas is exhibiting a/an _____________________ point of view. |
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| According to Robert Denton, Jr., in the article, “Language, Symbols and Media”, human communication is the vehicle for_______________________________________________. |
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| Although everyday cultural practices, such as greeting a friend, giving flowers or using the thumbs-up sign, seem like natural ways of acting, why does an awareness of how they vary across cultures demonstrate a healthy sociological imagination? |
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| it reminds us that everyday interactions are connected to larger social structures |
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| expectations and rules for proper conduct that guide behavior of group members |
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| Three subcategories of norms are: |
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| dilemma is a type of social dilemma in which individuals must incur a cost to contribute to a collective resource, though they might not benefit from that resource. |
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| The United States and most industrialized and post-industrialized nations meet the criteria of being ”aged” according to the United Nations using a criterion wherein ___% of the population is over age 65. |
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| Two latent functions of education are: |
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| middle and high schools reinforce related to adolescence and preschool and kindergarten are the largest day care facilities in the US |
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| Comte penned Positive Philosophy that was the first systematic sociological approach to the study of society. He emphasized “Positivism” which included the concepts of: ________________ |
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| use of observation, comparisons, experimentation and looking at history to analyze society |
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| Sociologist, _________, provided ____________ that states that if a situation is defined as real than the consequences of that definition are quite real, whether the definition is accurate or not. |
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| WI and Dorothy Thomas; Thomas Theorem |
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| Symbolic Interactionists view gender inequality as______________________________. |
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| a learned process of socialization where gender inequalities are reproduced through daily interactions with family, peers, schools and the media |
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| is a scope of behaviors considered acceptable and defined as conformity, although they may involve a violation of a norm |
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| In the United States, the “graying generation”, may wield large political power because, as a group, they are most likely to ___________. |
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| _______ is/are the social heritage of a people, including learned sets of beliefs, values, norms and material goods while _________ is/are defined as the people who live in a specific geographic territory and share elements of a common culture while |
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| The structural functionalist perspective views social stratification as |
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| a system of unequal rewards that benefits society as a whole, enhancing stability and inducing members to work harder for the most prestigious and highly paid job classifications |
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| There are five institutions functioning, in some form, within all human societies. They are: |
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| family, education, religion, government and economics |
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| The ________________ perspective of sociology (a paradigm) is a micro view that focuses on day-to-day interactions and the creation of a personal identity as a result of these interactions. |
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| Social stratification can be viewed through the components of its definition. Those components are: |
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| a ranking system, a concept of inequality, it is a system, has a purpose, includes power and ideology, and some individuals/groups benefit from the system while other lose |
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| Secondary deviance marks the start of what Erving Goffman called a deviant career, which results in the acquisition of a ____________. |
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| The increased economic, political and social connectedness between nations of the world is referred to as: |
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| The systematic and scientific study of human behavior, social groups and society is the ________________. |
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| Deviance is defined sociologically as _______________________. |
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| violation of cultural norms |
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| Structural Functionalism is a sociological perspective wherein: |
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| society is viewed as a system of interdependent and interwoven parts, all striving for equilibrium, wherein social institutions are designed to meet the functional needs of society, and, if the institution fail to meet those needs, will cease to exist |
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| is a form of legitimate power that has widespread social approval and is obeyed because people believe that those who exercise it have a right to do so |
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| Charles Cooley, a symbolic interactionist, wrote, “Society is an interweaving and interworking of mental selves. I imagine your mind and especially what your mind thinks about my mind, and what your mind things about what my mind thinks about your mind… Cooley called this process, in which individuals use others like mirrors, and base their conceptions of themselves on what is reflected back to them during social interaction as ________. |
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| Emile Durkheim is a proponent of the _________________ perspective in sociology. |
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| One of Max Weber’s contributions to sociology was the introduction of a process by which an outside observer of a culture relates to an indigenous population on _______________________. This process is called________. |
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| their terms rather than interpreting that population by the observers own culture; verstehen |
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| Strain theory explains that the sense of normlessness sometimes felt in society is because the social structure holds out the same goals to all of its members without _______________________________. |
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| offering the same incentives to achieve those goals to all the citizens |
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| _______________ can be explained as the cooperation between racial and ethnic groups while still retaining their distinctive identities and lifestyles. |
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| Conflict theorists posit that _________ play(s) a crucial role in the social stratification process because it is a valued resource that is unequally distributed but remains the means to attain other socially desirable attributes. |
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| Power, as explained by sociologist, Max Weber, is defined as: |
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| the ability to realize ones will even against the resistance and opposition of others |
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| Traditional authority is based on_______________________________________________. |
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| customs and habit, has its roots in the distant past and is often religiously sanctioned |
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| The ______ model of power in the United Stages, most closely liked with structural functionalism, is an analysis that sees power as spread among many competing interest groups. |
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| is a form of legitimate power that has widespread social approval and is obeyed because people believe that those who exercise it have a right to do so. |
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| A police officer stops you for driving 73 mph in a 65-mph zone and gives you a ticket that costs $150. This means you will have less money that you did before you were stopped, just as you if you had been mugged. If you go home and mail a check, then you are acknowledging that, unlike a mugger, the police officer has: |
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| Slavery, caste, estate and class are ________________________________. |
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| the means of social stratification |
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| Sexual Orientation refers to ______________________________________________. |
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| the sex of the people an individual tends to be emotionally, physical and sexually attracted to |
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| Organizing activities, replacing members lost, creating culture, transmitting culture to the next generation and immigrants, protecting from internal and external harm, and resolving conflict are _________________________ for all societies to thrive and survive. |
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| manifest functions of institution as defined by structural functionalist |
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| Sociologist, C. Wright Mills is credited with introducing the concept of ______________ . |
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| ______ is unequal treatment of people because of their group membership and requires an action, while _____is an attitude, the holding of preconceived ideas about an individual or groups, ideas that are resistant to change. |
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| discrimination; prejudice |
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| _____ refers to the socially constructed understanding of what constitutes masculinity and femininity and _____ refers to biological distinction between females and males. |
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| Prejudice operates mainly through the use of stereotyping. A stereotype is/are______________. |
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| oversimplified ideas about a group or a social category; generalization or assumptions about the characteristics of a group or an individual |
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| While racial prejudice and discrimination may serve the interests of the dominant group, there are also dysfunctions associated with racism. Two of those dysfunctions are: |
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| society must invest a good deal of time and money to defend the barriers to full participation to all members and discrimination aggravates social problems such as poverty, delinquency and crime |
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| Labeling theory, a symbolic interactionist theory of deviance, posits that deviance and conformity result ___________________________. |
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| not from what people do but from how other respond to those actions |
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| ________ refers to the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. This concept was first introduced by _______________. |
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| view education as serving both the manifest and latent functions of an institution, which include cultural transmission, socialization and integration. |
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| _____________________ is a ranking process that not only reflects social differences but also creates and maintains those differences by socializing individuals/groups into a structure of inequality. |
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| While structural functionalist theories provide important sociological insight into deviance and conformity, one weakness of this perspective is that ____________________________. |
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| it infers there is widespread consensus about what constitutes deviance and conformity and that everyone is socialized to have common values, aspirations and goals |
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| Sociologist, Edwin Lemert posited that _______deviance can be passing episodes of deviance, which have no legal or social sanctions and, as such, have little effect on a person’s self-concept. |
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| The ______ of deviance sees it as analogous to illness and uses terminology typically associated with disease: symptoms associated with problem must be identified, diagnoses must be made and appropriate treatments must be prescribed. |
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| Two of four important factors in environmental inequality are: |
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| land values in neighborhoods of color and integrated communities are often depressed and the combination of racial discrimination in housing and poverty means that both poor and middle class people of color have far less mobility than middle- class whites |
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| Proponents of the Conflict Theory define the “Hidden Curriculum” as ________________________________. |
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| a means to teach the dominant groups values and norms, to reinforce the status quo, and act as a form social control |
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| is defined as acknowledging ones’ sense of being male or female, both or neither; the internal identity may or may not be expresses outwardly, and not correspond to one’s physical characteristics |
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| ___________ is the manner in which a person outwardly represents their gender, regardless of the physical characteristics that might typically define them as male or female |
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| A/An _____ is a category of mass behavior that, while rational for an individual, can lead to collective disaster. |
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| The proliferation of Western media on the rest of the world’s cultures has set up a new kind of tension in the struggle for power and influence. It is now possible for a country to be “occupied” by an invisible invader that arrives through airwaves and wireless networks. This phenomenon is known as ______________________. |
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| Four forms of authority are ____________, ____________, _____________ and ______________. |
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| traditional, legal/rational, charismatic, and expertise |
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| Emile Durkheim posited that social solidarity, or social bonds, between individuals and within their society, creates social order. He identified two forms of social solidarity: ____________solidarity found in simple rural societies based on tradition and unity and ___________ solidarity found in urban societies and based on a more complex division of labor |
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| In the 1960s Timothy Leary (Harvard professor) famously advised everyone to “turn on, tune in, and drop out,” and, although he insisted that it meant more, most people assumed he was telling them to “get stoned and abandon all constructive activity.” How would Robert Merton’s structural strain theory classify someone who took this advice? |
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| The four forms of influence are ____________, ____________, _____________ and ______________. |
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| propaganda, censorship, ideologies and lobbyists/interest groups |
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| C. Wright Mills, in the Power Elite, argues that during the course of the 20th century a process of institutional centralization occurred in the _______, _________, and ________. |
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| education, social movements, internal conflicts |
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| In Edwin Southerland’s Differential Association Theory people are influenced by their ______ groups, and the ____ and _______ of their interactions. |
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| primary, devaluation, legitimacy |
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| The Conflict Theory approach to social institutions is: |
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| social institutions such as politics, education and religion represent the interest of those in power thus create and maintain inequalities in society |
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| The contact hypothesis states that interracial contact between people of equal status who are engaged in a cooperative task will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes. This is a ___________ perspective. |
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| The means of social stratification are: |
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| age, race/ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual orientation, SES and physical ablebodiedness |
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| One conflict theory view of racial prejudice and discrimination is the ___________ wherein racism keeps members of subordinate groups in low-paying jobs, thereby supplying the capitalist ruling class with a pool of cheap labor. Moreover, by forcing these workers to accept low wages, capitalists can restrict the wages of all members of the working class. |
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| ______________ refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige on a global basis, resulting in people having vastly different lifestyles and life chances both within and among the nations of the world. |
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| In class lecture your instructor indicated that she believes the question, “Why study sociology?”, to be a better question than “Why is it important to study sociology?”. She explained that the first question is _____. |
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| Under what circumstances does a deviant label lead from primary to secondary deviance? |
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| when the deviant label is internalized |
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| Sociologists who use the structural functionalist perspective (such as Robert Merton) differentiate between ___________ functions (the anticipated of intended consequences of social institutions) and ________ functions (the unintended or unrecognized consequences of social institutions). |
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| The _____________ view of social stratification is that it enhances stability and induces members to work harder for the most prestigious and highly paid job classifications. |
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| The ____________ view of social stratification is that it guides activities of individuals in everyday life and calls attention to the importance of the symbolic display of wealth and power that influence an individual’s definition of self. |
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| A conflict view of male and female dominated occupations would be: |
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| male-dominated occupations generally hold more prestige and are better paid; women may encounter difficulties entering male-dominated occupations, whereas men may more easily succeed in female dominated occupation |
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| ____________________ can be defined as the over-emphasis on sex in all forms of media, and the continuing pattern of over-sexualized images of girls, woman and, now, men. This over-emphasis on what is sexy has been extended into markets for children. |
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| When sociologists talk about environmental racism, they are most likely referring to _______________. |
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| racial discrimination in environmental policy making by targeting hazardous waste sites in communities with high concentrations of racial minorities and the poor |
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| Not only are men hampered by the relentless hypermasculinity in current media, they are also dealing with clearly defined levels of masculinity. The four levels of masculinity discussed in class lecture are ____________. |
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| bisocial, strong social constructionist, essentialist and feminist |
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| _________is a form of influence where the communication of facts, ideas and opinions are not for the sake of the audience but to benefit the communicator. |
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| Why do sociologists study environmental issues? |
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sociologist recognize the essentially social nature of environmental issues
the sociological prespective focuses on how social institutions and cultural practices influence behavior rather than attributing behavior to the individuals
sociologist analyze the social cause and consequences of technological choices
sociologist study how policy decisions and economic production processes affect resource scarcity and environmental degradation
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| _____________ has/have been defined as those established laws, customs, and practices, which systematically reflect and produce racial inequalities in society. |
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| study of size, distribution and opposition of human populations |
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| second dimension of power |
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| when group A constructs or raises barriers that prevent group be from challenging group A's position or even raising a challenge in the first place, it is |
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| in US the "graying generation" may wield large political power they are most likely to |
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| the idea that economic growth should proceed only insofar as natural resources are recycled than depleted, biodiversity is maintained and clear air, water and land are protected |
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| In completing an assignment for his sociology class, Allyssa inferred that the social customs of the indigenous populations of South American and New Zealand were inferior to the cultural values of her own society. Alyssa is exhibiting a/an ______ point of view |
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| view gender of states that there are not only two distinct categories of people. In this theory, sexual dimorphism is a claim |
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| strong social constructionist |
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| the _____ theoretical perspective looks at deviance in terms of social inequality and power. The rich and powerful is their position to determine which acts are deviant and how deviants should be punished |
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| the structural functionalist perspective views social stratification as |
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| A system of unequal rewards that benefits society as a whole, enhancing stability and inducing members to work harder for the most prestigious and highly paid job classification |
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| One of the most consistent patterns documented by sociologists of health and illness is the |
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| Structural Functionalism is a sociological perspective wherein |
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| Society is viewed as a system of interdependent and interwoven parts, all striving for equilibrium, wherein social institutions are designed to meet the functional needs of society, and, if the institution fault meet those needs, while cease to exist |
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| there are is types of human societies that exist or have existed, within all of human history. they are : |
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| Hunter-gatherers, pastoral, horticultural, agricultural, industrial and postindustrial. |
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| Emile Durkheim is most closely associated with the ______ perspective of sociology |
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| Although everyday cultural practices, such as greeting a friend, giving flowers or using the thumbs up sign, ? natural ways of acting, why does an awareness of how they vary across cultures demonstrate a healthy sociological imagination? |
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| reminds us that everyday interactions are connected to larger social structure |
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| Labeling theory, a symbolic interactionist theory of deviance, posits that deviance and conformity result |
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| not from what people do but from how others respond to those actions. |
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| Expectations and rules for proper conduct that guide the behavior of group members |
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| Edwin Lemert posited that _______ deviance is the adoption and internalization of societal labels based on application of social and/ or legal sanctions |
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| While racial prejudice and discrimination may serve the interests of the dominate group, he recognized four dysfunctions associate with racism. Two of those dysfunctions is: |
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| provides inaccessible housing markets for the lower middle and working classes and limits the search for talent leadership to the dominant group |
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| sociologist C. Wright Mills credited with concept of |
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| view of social stratification is that it guides activities of individuals in everyday life and calls attention to the importance of the symbolic display of wealth and power that influence an individual's definition of self |
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| individuals who have been assigned a gender, but identify as the "opposite" gender, and this person may never go through sexual reassignment surgery |
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| one of ______ contributions to sociology was the introduction of a process by which an outside observer of a culture relates to an indigenous population on _________. this process is called ________ |
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| MAX WEBER; that populations own terms rather interpreting that population by the observers own culture; VERSTEHEN |
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| A conflict theory view of racial prejudice and discrimination and its intended harm is the _________ wherein racism keeps members of subordinate groups in low-paying jobs, supplying the capitalist ruling class with a pool of cheap labor, which then restricts the wages of all members of the working class. |
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| refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige on a global basis, resulting in people having vastly different lifestyles and life chances both within and among the nations of the world. |
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| Contact hypothesis states that interracial contact between people of equal status who are engaged in a cooperative tasks will become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes. |
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| symbolic interactionist perspective |
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| In the Robert Denton, Jr., article, "Language, Symbols and Media", the reader is introduced to the work of Alex Schmid and Janny deGraaf who present arguments that "terrorists' acts of violence are really acts of communication... and should be viewed as 'violent language'." What are three results the terrorists are hoping to achieve with their "communication"? |
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produce fear in the society targeted
disrupted normal everyday life for the people
promote their organization with propaganda |
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| An even more subtle and effective use of influence is when governing elites use the mass media, churches, schools, museums and other institutions to create _______ which rationalize and support elite power and privilege |
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| The conflict perspective does not view schools as responsible for creating social inequality; rather, it views the educational institution as a reflection and perpetuation of |
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| the hierarchal system outside of schools within society |
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| scientific study of aging and the elderly |
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| one dimension view of power is one where |
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| group A has superior resources over group B and wins open conflicts |
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| Organizing activities, replacing members lost, creating culture, transmitting culture to the next generation and immigrants, protecting from internal and external harm, and resolving conflict are |
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| manifest functions of institutions as defined by structural functionalists. |
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| the _______ age cohort is the fastest growing age bracket in the United States and that there will be one million people in this group by 2050. |
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| ______ refers to the extent to which a measure produces consistent and _______refers to the degree to which a measure of scale truly reflects the phenomenon under study. |
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| includes the largest percentage of the nation's population (per 2008 figures) and the income level ranges from $30-$75K. This group is also considered overworked and overspent |
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| Conflict theorists, who study inequalities of wealth and power note that inequalities are also present in the definitions of deviance. They believe that rules are applied unequally and that punishments for rule violators are unequally distributed- those at the top are subject to different rules and sanctions than those nearer the bottom. Norm, rules, and laws are used to regulate the behavior of individuals and groups. This process is known as |
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| If corporations can engage in deviant behavior without much risk criminal penalty, so can governments. _________ can be defined as policy and actions carried out by government officials in their official capacities. |
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| the ______ class is made up of approximately 5% of the nation's population but this group wields disproportionate power in business, politics, and religious organizations |
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| Conflict theorists posit that _______ play(s) a crucial role in the social stratification process because it is a valued resource that is unequally distributed but remains the means to attain other socially desirable attributes. |
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| The concept of sociological imagination involves the intersection of |
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| biography, history and the times in which we live; |
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| Eggy McIntosh, in writing about _______ wrote "it is like an invisible, weightless knapsack of special weightless provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes tools and blank checks. |
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| ______ is an attitude, the holding of preconceived ideas about an individual or groups, ideas that are resistant to change and ________is unequal treatment of people because of their group memberships and requires an action. |
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| prejudice; discrimination |
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| Assimilation is a process in which minority groups |
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| lose their distinctive identities and conform to cultural patterns of dominant groups. |
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| The class system of social stratification is based on ________ while the slave system is based on _________ |
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| occupation prestige; presumed ownership of a human being. |
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| IN ______ of the Demographic Transition Theory, families often had 12-13 children because there was little economic cost in raising them, children were considered to be an economic boost, and less than ½ of them would live to adulthood. During this stage there are _______ birth rates and ______ death rates |
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| The Upper Middle Class represents _______ of the population with an annual income of _____ |
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| _______ work is the dominant form of employment in the postindustrial economy. |
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| A third Dimension example of powerlessness of group B versus group A is |
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| when group B never opposes the ideas of group A |
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| In postindustrial societies, some nations are facing ______ fertility rates due to an aging population and lack of immigration |
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| _____ of the Demographic Transition theory, death rates fall because of improvement in food supply sanitation that increase life spans and reduces disease. |
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| fluid, partially achieved, economically based, large scale and impersonal. |
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| according to course lecture ______ punishment is about the protection of wealth and private property, especially for those within the privileged groups and classes. |
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| A/An _____ status is a social position with exceptional importance for identity, often shaping a person's entire life. and ______ is a set of expectation, rights and duties that are attached to a particular status. |
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| Examples of occupations within the Upper Middle Class are: |
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| corporate executives, attorneys and full-time college professors |
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| If I have children and provide primary care for then will be praised for extraordinary parenting if I am even more marginally competent. example of |
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| The term "white flight" brings to minds issues surrounding racial conflict and tension within America's cities. What is frequently overlooked are the ways the federal government facilitated, and in fact subsidized, the exodus of whites from central cities. One such subsidy was the federal government's guarantee of mortgages for home ownership. The practice of ______ emerged from the system used to determine areas ineligible for loans. |
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| I do not have to educate my children to be aware of systemic racism for their own daily physical protection. example of |
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| occurs in societies that transition from high birth rates and high death retest low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economy. There are four stages. |
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| Sociologists' West and Zimmerman posit that the _______ theory most clearly demonstrated how gender ? action that is preformed in the presence of others. |
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| Rape culture, a social context where attitudes and norms perpetuate the treatment of women as sexual objects and instill in men sense of sexual entitlement, is one explanation for the continuing rise in |
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| Sociological Imagination can be defined as |
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| an intersection between an individuals personal struggles and/or achievements, the history of a given concept/idea/person and the times in which an event occurs. |
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| While health and health care disparities are commonly viewed through the lens of race and ethnicity, they occur across many dimensions, including: |
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| SES, age, location, gender, disability status and sexual orientation. |
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| Scientific Racism is defined as |
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| the use of research or data (often biased or flawed) to justify beliefs about the superiority or inferiority of particular racial groups. |
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| view of health care is that good health and effective medical care are essential for the smooth functioning of society. Patients must be willing to perform the "sick role" in order to be perceived as legitimately ill and to be exempt from their normal obligations. |
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| "Health and illness for the individual are social constructions: physical and mental conditions have little or no objective reality but instead are considered healthy or ill only if they are defined as such by a society", is a statement that reflects the |
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| According to Robert Denton, Jr., in the article "Language, Symbols and Media", human communication is the vehicle for |
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| Individual (or personal) racism can be defined as: |
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| racism expressed by individuals or small groups of people and it is an indication of bigotry or prejudice against those deemed "racially inferior" |
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| In Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Theory, there are lower birth rates. This is due to: |
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| founded Hull House in Chicago and was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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| The underlying assumptions of ________ are: religion is irrational, people who believe are irrational and as the world becomes more rational, guided by scientific knowledge rather than superstition, religion is destined to disappear. |
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| Sociologists use the term _____ to refer to all of the formal political institutions of any society. In the United States these include the three branches of government, _____,_____, and _____, along with the _______ that support the support the work of each branch |
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| state; executive; legislative and judicial , bureaucracies |
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| What is a health disparity? |
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| Refers to a higher burden of illness, injury, disability or mortality experienced by one population group relative to another group. |
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| What are health and health care disparities? |
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| A health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health coverage, access to care and quality of care |
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| As the industrial revolution spread from Western Europe to the United States, three processes were set in place. They are |
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| urbanization, industrialization, and mass immigration |
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| With over 93% of US media in the hands of 5-6 major actions, one loss that can be experienced by society is the lack of a |
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| Sociology of the body is a field that focuses on |
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| how our bodies are affected by social influence, such as health and illness. |
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| In class lecture, the Halliburton corporation was used an example of how both _____ deviance and _____ deviance can come into play when examining interlocking layers of deviance. |
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