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SOC 100- Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deviance and power relations | (conflict) the lifestyles considered deviant by political elites are often defined as illegal |
| deviance and capitalism | (conflict) the laws and criminal justice system protect the power and privilege of the capitalist class |
| 3 feminist approaches | (liberal-gender discrimination, radical- men are the problem, socialistic- capitalism is the problem) |
| white collar crime | illegal activities committed by people during their employment or business activity (occupational fraud) |
| where do corporate crimes end up? | in civil (not criminal) hearings |
| corporate crime | illegal acts committed by corporate employees on behalf of the corporation with its support |
| 4 types of white-collar crime | against employees, against consumers, against public, against employers |
| US has ___% of the world's prison population | 23% (5% of population) |
| have people justifiably earned their wealth? | 51% moderately yes |
| most people could get ahead if they really tried | 55% yes |
| everyone should be able to get a heart transplant if they can't afford it | 67% yes |
| class system | people's status is based on the ownership and control of resources and on the type of work they do (achievement) |
| with the exception of ____, all ____ are related to class | breast/prostate, cancers |
| life chances | probabilities of benefiting or suffering from the opportunities or disadvantages one's society offers |
| Davis-Moore Thesis | inequality is not only inevitable, but also necessary for the smooth functioning of society (functionalist) |
| functional stratification perspective | highly rewarded positions are unique and special, you must be the best qualified, some positions are more important than others |
| conflict stratification perspective | values and beliefs tend to reflect the interest of the ore powerful members of society |
| critique of functionalists on stratification | exaggeration of the role of social stratification in developing individual talent |
| critique of conflict theorists on stratification | motivating people to perform various social roles requires some system of unequal rewards |
| social class | the relative location of a person or group within the larger society, based on wealth, power, prestige, or valued resources |
| are differences in income in the US too large? | class- 70% yes |
| key characteristic: upper-upper | gracious living |
| key characteristic: lower-upper | career |
| key characteristic: upper-middle | career |
| key characteristic: average-middle | respectability |
| key characteristic: working class | to get by |
| key characteristic: lower class | apathy |
| new class society | middle class is split between upper and lower (2/3 down, 1/3 up) |
| what class will we be in? | 75% middle class |
| who gets ahead- 2 most important characteristics | who your parents are (conflict), education (functionalist) |
| 2 US values | achievement/success, individualism |
| billionaires | top 20% have gotten their money back- Pat Striker in FoCo |
| relative poverty | the deprivation of some people in relation to those with more |
| absolute poverty | a deprivation of resources that is life-threatening or inability to afford minimum standards of food, clothing, shelter, and health |
| who is responsible for poverty? | 1) blame the poor 2) blame society |
| who's responsible for helping the poor? | 77%- the government and people themselves |
| poverty rate in the US | 15.1% |
| 155% of poverty | minimum standards for an "economy" budget |
| poverty rate requirements | 2 parents, 2 kids, no disabilities |
| hidden costs of class | the loss of dignity and a sense of accomplishment; having to accept a social definition of always be replaceable |
| government spends most (welfare) on | richest 10% of medicare beneficiaries |
| in-state tuition= | welfare |
| government spends most (housing subsidies) on | middle class mortgages (4x as much) |
| who gets the most money from federal benefits? | $100,000+ |
| monetary cure for poverty | the amount of the annual expenditure of tobacco products |
| 2 movements b/c of loss of American Dream | occupy wall street, tea party |
| relative mobility | how we are doing compared to our peers- we don't care as much about compared to our parents |
| tradable sector | middle-wage jobs can be performed overseas |
| Europe is ahead of us because (3) | of education, taxes, and fewer minorities |
| sex | biologically-based; whether a person is male or female |
| gender | a social construction that varies across cultures, over time, within a given culture, and in relation to the other gender |
| sexism | subordination of one sex, usually female, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex |
| objectification | treating people as objects or things; not human |
| 3 areas of possible sexism | power, jobs/income, image |
| functionalist- sex role differences | (tradition) sex role differences were useful in the past and are still useful today |
| sociobiologist- sex role differences | (innate) certain sex role differences are inevitable |
| conflict theorist- sex role differences | (power) sex roles reflect a conflict of interest between men and women and will change if and when women gain more economic power |
| would it bother you if your spouse made more than you? | men- still no, but more would be bothered (4.75:1) men- 7.5:1 no |
| the death rate is higher.... | in men (controlling for status) |
| arapesh | both sexes are feminine |
| mundugumor | both sexes are masculine |
| tchambuli | gender role reversal |
| where is feminism supported more? | on the coasts |
| criticism of feminist theory | emphasis on male dominance without a corresponding analysis of the ways in which men have also been oppressed by patriarchy |
| women earn __% of bachelor's degrees | 57 |
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