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Social Problems 2
Social problems turns and definitions
Name 3 social factors that correlate with the lives of prostitutes | Lower class, sexual abuse, emotional deprivation |
Edwin Sutherland's theory of deviance | Differential association |
Where the state is compelled to protect rights even if it infringes on the right of others | Compelling state interest |
1973 case that worked to define obscene | Miller vs. California |
3 pronged test | 1. Appeal to purient 2. Community standards 3. No artistic value |
Organized patterns of behavior of any size | Social structure |
General name for several clubs such as... that keep out the middle and lower class | Bohemian clubs |
Something else that keeps the middle and lower classes out | Wealthy private schools |
Official limitations on what people can view or read | Censorship |
Name 1 of the 2 names prostitutes give their customers | Johns or tricks |
Undercover of subtle activities | Covert |
Male that claims to protect prostitutes but really takes their money with fees | Pimp |
Prison inmates with power who dominate over weaker inmates. Not homosexual but rape for power | Daddy, wolf |
Prison inmates who see themselves as homosexual | Fages, queens |
Inmates who are not homosexual but raped by other men | Punk |
Process by which society teaches norms | Socialization |
3 types of poverty | Official, Biological, Relative |
Poverty defined by the government | Official |
Poverty where there are no resources to food or midicine | Biological |
Poverty defined by individuals as they compare themselves to others in society | Relative |
The man who wrote the book "Who Rules America Now?" | Domhoff |
If something is _______ and ________ then it must have a purpose in our society. Functional theory from Davis. | Universal and persistant |
Purposes of prostitution | Helps economy, less threat to marriage, no emotional connection |
Functionalist | Davis |
"Behavior that fulfills a purpose..." | Functionalism |
Sociological theory that sees prostitution as a way to survive | Conflict |
Responses to the homeless | 1. Want to help in an abstract way 2. Don't see them 3. Hire officials to help |
Two symbols of outlaw motorists | Bike, sleeveless denim jacket |
Two values of outlaw motorists | Toughness, dirtiness |
William Julius Wilson's thesis as to why blacks are discriminated more | Size factor |
Number of people who are working and paying taxes and number of people who use the money. Will change drastically in 20 years. | Dependency ratio |
Discrimination against someone for their skin color | Racism |
Discrimination against someone for their age | Ageism |
Discrimination against someone for their gender | Sexism |
Interactionist research design that requires the researcher to live among the people being studied | Participant observation |
Arguments against porn | Addictive, objectifies women, breaks down marriage |
Murderer who was executed | Ted Bundey |
Temporary assistance for needy families | TANF |
Giving a minority a place of position, even when they don't deserve it. Using it to exploit others. Conflict theory. | Cooptation |
Beliefs, values, traditions within the dominate culture | Subculture |
Trying to take away another culture | Counter culture |
Conditions of being cut off from society because of age | Social death |