Wild Card
What are 3 conditions for DACA?
Be of good moral character; Arrived in US before age 16; Be between 12 and 35 at the time that bill enacted
T/F: Increasing public fear of crime is due to increasing crime rates over time.
False: crime rates are actually decreasing over time, despite public perception otherwise.
What is the difference between a “qualified” and a “nonqualified” alien?
qualified aliens are admitted for permanent residence
nonqualified aliens are lawfully present but don’t qualify for government benefits
What does I=PAT stand for?
Impact = population * affluence * technology
What was a social consequence of the “crack baby” research?
used as a justification of the war on drugs — it was weak science that fit a national narrative
Name 2 reasons minorities are overrepresented in prisons.
surveillance; conviction; sentencing
Name 2 groups that profit from mass incarceration.
food vendors; telecommunications companies; healthcare industries; stock holders
What was the outcome of Plyler v. Doe?
all children, even undocumented, have the right to public education
school districts may not inquire about immigration status
What are 2 social forces impacting the environment? Give a specific example.
Capitalism; globalization; population growth
Based on the article "Debtors' Prison in America Today," what is a debtors' prison?
"the phrase debtors' prison refers to any detention facility in which people are incarcerated for their failure to pay a debt"
What are 2 consequences of the mandatory minimum?
long sentences for lower levels of crime; internal biases embedded in mandatory sentences; reduces judge discretion (leads to greater racial differences)
What is the general difference in prison sentences in Dearborn, IN compared to San Francisco, CA?
Dearborn, IN has longer, more severe sentences than San Francisco, CA for the same crime
There is a perception that immigrants are taking jobs from Americans. What is the reality based on the data discussed in class?
immigrants employed in high-skilled jobs and low-skilled jobs where there is a labor shortage
What are 2 reasons environmental problems are social problems?
impacts people; requires social economic solutions; not distributed equally; social in origin (human activity)
According to The New Jim Crow, slavery, Jim Crow laws, and mass incarceration are all what type of systems?
Racial caste systems. They create an "undercaste" of "individuals who are permanently barred by law and custom from mainstream society" (13)
What are 2 reasons why reformers/politicians might support drug courts over imprisonment?
cheaper; white kids affected; lower recidivism
What are 2 ways mass incarceration increases racial and economic inequality?
Jobs: human capital, stigma; Public assistance: TANF, public housing; Families: breaks up families; Political disenfranchisement
There is a perception that undocumented immigrants are a burden on the social safety net. What is the reality based on data discussed in class?
Most undocumented immigrants pay taxes, but they don’t get any of the benefits because they don’t qualify for any type of social welfare
What are 2 costs of the Green Revolution?
Expenses; decline of small farms; depleting rivers/aquafers; new forms of inequality with organic foods
According to the article, "Climate Change and Society," what does macro-scale research tell us?
population size, affluence, and structure of the political economy are important drivers of GHG emissions
According to Dreamland, what is the Len Bias law?
A federal law allowing authorities to charge drug dealers with conspiracy to commit murder when a buyer suffers a lethal overdose.
What does “invisible inequality” refer to?
prisoners are not counted in general measures/large national surveys.
What is 1 benefit of DACA as discussed in lecture?
increased employment; increased income; better health
Name 3 broad social implications of climate change.
Economic costs; health; living conditions; infrastructure needs
In the article “How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe,” what is the author’s critique of the “Efficient Cooling Scenario” as a solution to reduce the negative environmental impact of cooling machines?
the money saved by making cooling machines more efficient will be spent on something else with climate consequences
correlation between growth in efficiency and growth in consumption