Political Sociology
The Criminal Legal System
Institutions
Media and Occupations
Social Justice Topics
100

This person coined the term "the power elite"

C. Wright Mills

100

Of the six main areas of criminology, this is the area that would be interested in why individuals commit crime

the causation of crime

100

This type of family structure exists in societies where women dominate in family decision-making

matriarchy

100

Finding the best means to any given end is the key premise behind this aspect of Ritzer’s theory of “McDonaldization”

efficiency

100

Feelings of efficacy and the confidence to advocate for yourself are tied to this social determinant of health

education

200

These are the four forms of power according to Michael Mann

ideological, military, economic, political

200

These are the first agents of the criminal legal system that ultimately determine if an individual will go through criminal proceedings

police

200

This form of religious organization is recognized as the official religion of the state

ecclesia

200

This person is accredited with the birth of the assembly line

Ford

200

According to lecture, this marginalized group is disproportionately likely to experience hidden homelessness

LGBTQ2S+ people

300

This type of regime uses religion as a mechanism of control

theocracy

300

This court does not hold trials, rather a judge reviews a case and makes a decision

Supreme Court of Canada

300

“university is the new high school” is an example of this concept

credentialism

300

According to Bauman and Ho’s (2014) work on schemas in food advertising, this schema was the most common

white nuclear family

300

According the lecture, this is the main controversy surrounding preimplantation genetic diagnosis

it can be used for eugenics 

400

According to Campbell and Hall (2021), these are the three functions of modern states

preserving order, providing security against other states, providing a sense of belonging

400

if you are sentenced to over two years incarceration, you would be convicted of this category of crime and sent to this type of prison

indictable offence, federal penitentiary 

400

According to Weber, the spirit of capitalism can be linked to this phenomenon

the protestant ethic

400

According to lecture, this form of media is unidirectional from creator to consumer

 mass media

400

In the UK, these two sports are most often taken up by individuals who are low-income

soccer/football, boxing

500

According to Esping-Andersen, this type of welfare state believes welfare is a right

social democratic

500

according to data from the 2019 general social survey, this type of victimization is least likely to be reported to police in Canada

sexual assault 

500

according to the substantive definition provided in lecture, family is based on these two factors

blood and law

500

The idea that all organizations will eventually become bureaucracies is the main premise of this phrase. 

the iron law of oligarchy 

500

A political economy approach to studying the environment looks at the effects of these events on socio-ecological well-being

capitalism and modernity

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