Social Classes
What class gets public assistance with undesirable, low paying jobs?
Underclass
the type of crime that involves illegal gambling and illegal drug use
victimless crime
when two groups stop fighting to come up with a compromise
truce
the three sociological perspectives
functionalist, conflict, interactionist
the two main models are capitalism and socialism
economy
the second to lowest social class
working poor
murder, rape, aggravated assult, and robbery are part of what crime
violent crime
whenever people interact in an effort to get a reaction in return
exchange
perspective that focuses on how individuals react with one another
interactionist perspective
people develop political beliefs through the political socialization
government
what education level does the lower middle class generally have
highschool/ college
crime that involves burglary, larceny, motor left, and arson
property crime
a mutual agreement
compromise
the perspective that thinks with more power you get more control in society
conflict perspective
this institution is organized into more than 400 denominations
religion
has an average salary of $36,644-$45000
working class
large scale organization that controls some legitimate business through violence
organized crime
balance of give and get a little
accommodation
in this perspective most people agree whats best for society
functionalist perspective
this institution is set up to teach basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills
education
only has 2% of people
upperclass
offenses made by high social status in the course of their professional life
white-collar crime
to control, oppose, or harm another person
conflict
sociologist that focused on the conflict perspective
Karl Marx
first people you interact with and learn norms, values, and beliefs
Family