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Sociology Final
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
05/01/2017

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Redemptive social movement / example
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Focused on a narrow group of people, but they advocate for more radical change.

mothers against drunk driving
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revolutionary social movement / example
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seek to make radical change across an entire society

Antiwar movement of the 1960's
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3 stages of social movement evolution
Definition
emergence: the social problem being addressed is first identified

codiescence: resources are mobilized and concrete action is taken to address the problem

routinization: a formal structure developes to promote the cause.
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How internet affects social change/movement
Definition
provides a way for participants to connect, exchange information, and have their voices heard.

becomes a forum of radical social protest.
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modernity
Definition
social relations characterized by rationality bureaucratization, and objectivity - as well as individuality created by nonconcentric, but overlapping, group affiliations.
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premodernity
Definition
social relations characterized by concentric circles of social affiliation, a law degree of division of labor, relatively underveloped technology, and traditional social norms
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postmodernity
Definition
social relations characterized by a questioning of the notion of progress and history, the replacement of narrative with pastiche and multiple perhaps even confusing, identities resulting from distainted affiliations
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static identity
Definition
an aspect of your identity (such as race) that doesnt change and determines at least one group to which you belong.
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dynamic identity
Definition
an aspect of your identity that is more fluid (such as working as a lifeguard over the summer) and that is determined by a group to which you belong.
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Modern social Movements
Definition
BLM, Womens march, etc etc etco
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reformative social movements / example
Definition
advocates for limited social change but looks to effect that change across an entire society.

women's rights movement, civil rights movement
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classical model
Definition
model for social movements based on a concept of structual weakness in society that results in the psychological disruption of indivduals
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resource mobilization theory
Definition
model of social movements that focuses on the structure of political opportunites when these are favorable to a particuluar challenger, the chances are better for the success of a social movement led by the challenger.
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emergence
Definition
the first stage of a social movement, occurring when the social program being addressed is first identified
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codiescence
Definition
the second stage of a social movement, in which resources are mobilized around the problems outlined in the first stage.
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routinization / institutionalization
Definition
the final stage of a social movement, in which it is institutionalized and a formal structure developes to promote the cause, the clear rule governed procedures used repeatedly for decision making.
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social movement organizations
Definition
a group developed to recruit new members and coordinate participation in a particular social movement, these groups also often raise money, clarify goals, and structure participation in the movement.
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grassroots organization
Definition
a type of social movement organizaiton that relies on high levels of community based participation to promote social change. It lacks pollitical structure.
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Global warming
Definition
rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other gases, resulting in higher global average temperatures
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risk society
Definition
a society that both produces and is concerned with mitigating risks, especially manufactured risks.
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social movement
Definition
collective behavior that is purposeful, organized, and institutionalized but not rationalized.
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collective action
Definition
action that takes place in groups and averages from the social norms of the situation
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convergence theory
Definition
theory of collective action stating that collective action happens when people with similar ideas and tendencies gather in the same place.
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contagion theory
Definition
theory of collective action claiming that collective action arises because people's tendency to conform to the behavior of others.
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emergent norm theory
Definition
theory of collective action emphasizing the influence of ????? (idk what word this was from the handwriting) in promoting new behavoiral norms (just remember new behavioral norms lol)
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alternative social movement
Definition
social movement that seek the most limited societal change and often target a narrow group of people.
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redemptive social movement
Definition
social movements that target specific groups but advocate for more radical social change in behavior.
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reformative social movement
Definition
social movements that advocate for limited social change across an entire society.
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revolutionary social movement
Definition
social movements that advocate the radical reorganization of society
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Separation of church and state
Definition
used by thomas jefferson and others expressing an understanding of the intent and function of the establishment and free exercise clause of the first amendment
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reflexive spirtuality
Definition
a contemporary religious movement that encourages followers to look to religion for meaning, wisdom, and profound thought and feeling rather than far absolute truths on how the world works.
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churches
Definition
religious bodies that coexist in a relatively law state of tension with their social surroundings. They have mainstream "safe" beliefes and practices relative to those of the general population.
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Science
Definition
the state of knowing
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paradigm
Definition
the framework within which scientists aperate
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normal science
Definition
science conduced within an existing paradigm, as defined by thomas kuhn
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paradigm shift
Definition
when enough scientific anomolies accrue to challenge the existing paradigm, showing that it is incomplete or inadequate to explain all observed phenomena
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scientific revolution
Definition
(paradigm shift)
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Narrative view of science
Definition
the notion that science should be unaffected by the personal beliefs or values of scientists but rather follow objective rules of evidence
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boundary work
Definition
work done to maintain the border between legitmate and nonlegitimate science within a specific scientific discipline or between legitimate disciplines
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matthew effect
Definition
a team used by sociologists to describe the notion that certain scienctific results get more notoriety researchers involved.
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evangelicals
Definition
members of any protestant denomination distinguised by four main beliefs:

the bible is without error

salvation comes only through belief in jesus christ

personal converion is the only path to salvation (the born again experiences)

and others must also be converted.
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fundamentalists
Definition
religious adnerents who follow a scripture (such as the bible or quaran) using a literal interpretation of its meaning
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christianity
Definition
religion based on the person and teaching of jesus
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non religious
Definition
not relating to or believing in a religion
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hindus
Definition
religion of the majority of people in india and nepal
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buddhism
Definition
there is no belief in personal god, it is not centered on the relaitonship between hummanity and god.
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islam
Definition
second largest religion. submission to the will of god.
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judaism
Definition
believes there is any one god with whom they have a covenant
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manotheism
Definition
worshipping a single god
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polytheism
Definition
worshipping many gods
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atheist
Definition
believes there is no god
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agnostic
Definition
believe that theological claims are not provable.
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humanist
Definition
believe in ethical philosophy that puts faith in humanity;s own rules of right and wrong
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megachurch
Definition
typically, a conservaive protestant church that attracts at least 2000 worshippers per week
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theism
Definition
the worship of a god or gods, as in christianity, islam and hinduism
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ethicalism
Definition
the adherence to certain principles to lead a moral life, as in buddhism and taoism
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animism
Definition
the belief that spirits are par of the natural world, as in totemism
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denomination
Definition
a group of congregation that share the same faith and are govorned under one administrative umbrella
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congregation
Definition
a group of people who gather together, especial for worship
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sects/ sectarian group
Definition
high tension organization that dont fit well within the existing social environment.They are usually most attractive to society's least priviledge outcasts, minorities, or the pour because they stress other worldly pleasures
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cult
Definition
the religious movement that makes some new claim about the supernatural and therefore does not easily fit within the sect-church area.
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secluarism
Definition
a general movement away from religiously and spirtual belief toward a rational, scientific orientation, a trend adapted by industrialized nations in the form of separation of church and state
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pluralism
Definition
the presence and engaged coexistence of numerous distinct groups in the society.
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sacred canapy
Definition
peter bergers term to describe the entire set of religious norms, symbolic and beliefs that express the most important thing in life--namely, the feeling that life is worthlining and that reality is meaningful and ordered, not just random chaos.
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soft power
Definition
power attained through the use of cultural attractiveness rather than the threat of coercive action (hard power)
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demrocracy
Definition
a system of government wherein power theoretically lies with the same people, citizins are allowed to vote in elections, speak freely, and participate as legal equals in social life.
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dictatorship
Definition
a form of government that restricts the right to pollitical participation to a small group or even to a single individual
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game theory
Definition
the study of strategic decisions made under conditions of uncertainty and interdependence
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altmism
Definition
an action that benefits a group but does not directly benefit the individual performing the action
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political party
Definition
an organization that seeks to gain power in a government generally by backing candidates for office who subscribe to the organization's politics ideals.
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interest group
Definition
and organization that seeks to gain power in government and influence policy without campaigning for direct election or appointment to office
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political participation
Definition
any activity that has the intent or effect of influencing government action
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religion
Definition
a system of beliefs, traditions, and practices around sacred things; a set of snared "stories" that guide belief and action
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sacred
Definition
holy things meant put to special use for worship and separate from the profane; the sacred realm is unknowable and mystical; so it inspires us with feelings of awe and wonder.
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meritocracy
Definition
a society where status and mobility are based on individual attribues, ability, and achievement, a society that assigns social status, power, and economic rewards on achievement, not ascribed, personal attributes or faraism.
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power
Definition
the ability to carry out one's own will despite resistance
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domination
Definition
the probability that a command with specific content will be obeyed by a given group of people
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state
Definition
as defined by max weber, "a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory.
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coercion
Definition
the use of force to get others to do what you want
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paradox of humanity
Definition
although the state's authority derives from the implicit threat of physical force; resonating to physical coercion strips the state of all legitimate responding (idk what this means lol)
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international state system
Definition
a system in which each state is recognized as territorially soverign by fellow states
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welfare state
Definition
a system in which the state is responsible for the well being of the citizens
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citizenship rights
Definition
the rights guaranteed a citizens personal freedom from interserence, including freedom of speech and the right to travel freely.
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pollitical rights
Definition
the rights guaranteed a citizen's ability to participate in politics, including the right to vote and the right to hold an elected office
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social rights
Definition
the rights guaranteed a citizen's protecting by the state.
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offsharing
Definition
a business decision to move all apart of a company's operations abroad to minimize costs
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union
Definition
an organization of workers designed to facilitate collective bargaining with an employer
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union busting
Definition
a company's assault on its worker union with the hope of dissessembling it
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politics
Definition
power relative among people or other social actaro
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authority
Definition
the sustainable right to exercise power
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charasmatic authority
Definition
authority that rests on a person's appeal of an individual leader
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traditional authority
Definition
authority that rests on a person's appeals to the pastor or traditions.
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legal rational authority
Definition
authority based on legal, impersonal rules; the rules rule
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routinization
Definition
the final stage of a social movement, in which it is instiutionalized and a formal structure developed to promote the cause, the clear, rule goverenedprocedures asked repeatedly for decision making
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rationalization
Definition
an ever expanding process of ordering or organizing
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bureaucracy
Definition
a legal rational organization or mode of adminstration that governs with reference to formal rules and roles and emphasizes meritocracy
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specialization
Definition
the process of breaking up work intospecific, delimited tasks
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taylorism
Definition
the methods of labor managment introduced by fredenct winslow taylor to streamline the process of mass production in which each worker repeatedly performs one specific task.
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socialism
Definition
an economic system in which most or all of the needs of the population are met through nonmarket methods of distribution
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communism
Definition
a political ideology of a classless society in which the means of production are earned through state amership and in which rewards are tied not to productivity but to need
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family wage
Definition
a wage paid to male workers sufficient to support a dependent wife and children
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service sector
Definition
the section of the economy that involves providing intangible service
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how the landscape of the workforce changed
Definition
working longer hours

higher income levels
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creative class
Definition
a category of workers in many different occupations and industries whiled by the fact that creativity is central to their productive work
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feudalism
Definition
a precaptalist economic system characterized by the prescence of lords, vaccals, serfs, etc.
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enclosure movement
Definition
wealthy farmers bought land from small farmers, then benefited from economics of scale in farming huge track of land

lead to implied crop population
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globalization
Definition
the process that create and intensifies world wide social exchanges and interdependencies
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monopoly
Definition
when one seller of a good or service dominates the market to the exclusion of others
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oligopoly
Definition
he economic condition that exists when a handful of firms effectively control a particular market.
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problems with standarized tests
Definition
cultural biases
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affirmative action
Definition
a set of policies that grant preperential treament to a number of particular subgroups within the population-- typically, women and historically disadvantaged racial movements
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achievement gaps
Definition
attributed to class, academic measures
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vouchers
Definition
schooling to be equal
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social captial
Definition
the information, knowledge of people or things, and connections that help individuals enter, gain power in or otherwise leverage social networks.
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stereotype threat
Definition
when members of a negatively stereotyped group are placed in a situation where they fear they may confirm those stereotypes
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resource diluton model
Definition
hypothesis stating that parental resources are finite and each additional child gets a smaller amount of it
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capitalism
Definition
an economic system in which property and goods are primarily privately owned; investments are determined by private decision, and prices, production, and the distribution of goods are determined primarily by competition in an unfaltered way.
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agriculture revolution
Definition
the period around 1700 marked by introduction of new farming technologies that increased food output in farm production
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corporation
Definition
a legal entity unto itself that has a legal personhood distinct from that of its members namely; its owners and share no layers
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alienatian
Definition
a condition in which people are dominated by forces of their own creation that then confront them as alien powers; according to Mark, the basic state of being in a capitalist society.
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different types (farms) or families
Definition
blended families (stepsiblings or halfsiblings)

same sex parents

interracial families

intergenerational families
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education
Definition
the process through which academic, social, and cultural ideas, both general and specific, are developed
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problems in education
Definition
hidden curriculum

obedience to authority

strict adherence to norms
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two main functions of schools
Definition
family background

peers
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human capital
Definition
refers to the knowledge and skills that make someone more productive and bankable
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schools as agents of socialization
Definition
schools transmit values, beliefs, and attitudes
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manifest function
Definition
an obvious function of education
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latent function
Definition
functions are not so obvious; ex: learning to follow society
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hidden curriculum
Definition
the nonacademic and less avert socializatoin function of schooling
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tracking
Definition
a way of dividing students into different classes by ability of future plans
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pygmalism effect
Definition
process that occurs when behavior is modified to meet preexisting expectations
Term
credentialism
Definition
an over emphasis on credentials for signaling social status or qualifications for a job
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industrial revolution
Definition
created a division between work and home
Term
significant changes in the organization of work and family life since the 1970's
Definition
increasing divorce rates

decreasing marriage and fertility rates

increasing participation of women in the workforce
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how children's experiences are shaped
Definition
shaped by family size, birth order, presence or absence of parents, socioeconomic status, and other sociological variables.
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challenges faced by single, nonworking mothers
Definition
custody***

welfare
Term
latino family characeristics
Definition
strong family and communities

adherence to tradition gender roles

devout catholics

high marriage rates

low divorce rates
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feminis's rethinking of family
Definition
feminist theorists suggest gender roles are learned in the family. The family can be a battleground for power over decisions about chores, housing, raising children, spending money, etc.
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effects of divorce on families
Definition
mother receives custody

parental conflict
Term
nuclear family
Definition
familiar form consisting of a father, a mother, and their children
Term
endogamy
Definition
marriage to someone within one's social group
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exogamy
Definition
marriage to someone outside one's social group
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monogamy
Definition
the practice of having only one sexual partner or spouse at a time
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polygamy
Definition
the practice of having more than one sexual partner or spouse at a time.
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polyandry
Definition
the practice of having multiple husbands simutaneously
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extended family
Definition
kin networks that extend outside or beyond the nuclear family
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conugation
Definition
living together in an intimate relationship without the formal legal or religious sancitioning
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kinship networks
Definition
strings of relationships between people related by blood and corecidenal (marriage) (acciedental?????) gross ugh
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cult of domesticity
Definition
the notion that true womanhood centers on domesic responsibility and child rearing.
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second shift
Definition
womens responsibility for housework and child care -- everything from cooking dinner, to doing laundry, bathing children, reading bedtime stories to the lil shits, etc.
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family farms and changes
Definition
marriage/divorce, declining fertility, rise of single headed families
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preindustrial family
Definition
functions like a miniature economy; everyone worked to produce the food, clothes, and other items the family needed to survive, and this work took place in or right around the home.
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