Racism
Education
Gender Inequality
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Review 2
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What is the difference between discrimination and an -ism?
-isms are perpetrated by those in power (e.g. men, whites, etc.) while discrimination is practiced by those not in power (e.g. blacks towards whites; women against men)
100
Name one of the universities mentioned in the College, Inc. video
University of Phoenix Grand Canyon U Everest
100
What is occupational segregation?
Occupational segregation is the distribution of people based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender, both across and within occupations and jobs.
100
Describe the difference between mechanical and organic solidarity? BONUS: Who came up with this idea
mechanical--> pre-modern, people united through likenesses in labor organic--> modern, people united through differences in labor DURKHEIM
100
TRUE OR FALSE: Newman and Lennon found that it was significantly easier for African Americans to get jobs in Harlem
FALSE
200
Some universities have a legacy program in which students get automatic entry if their parents went to that college. This is an example of
INSTITUTIONAL DISCRIMINATION (Also acceptable, "white privilege"
200
Describe how the job of an admissions officer at a for-profit college is different than the job of a regular admissions officer?
-emphasis on quota-- must call 100 people a week -emphasis on psychological manipulation--tapping into their fear - insist students take loans
200
Describe how the dental hygienist job has changed since the 1960s?
It is now held predominantly by women.
200
The three types of racism that Feagin discovered where covert (obvious/extreme); subtle; and this type
"bystander"
200
Firebaugh found that poverty was originally the result of a _________ problem, and now it is a ___________ problem.
production, distribution
300
Describe 3 ways blacks are discriminated against in public places
What is - retail shopping - car markups - healthcare (physicians don't recommend for treatment as often because they believe black people won't take care of themselves after surgery)
300
Describe one problem students who graduate for-profit colleges experience?
-- schools going in and out of accreditation (that girl who got a PhD in Psychology ---lack of experience (those nurses who did their clinicals at a daycare) --crippling loans
300
A bartender is an example of what kind of a profession?
What is an integrated occupation (equally male and female)
300
What are factors that affect life chances?
What is CHEW (Crime & Justice, Health, Education, Wealth)
300
The name for the trend in which "the rich get richer the poor get poorer" demonstrated by the Classopoly game
What is the Matthews Effect?
400
What is the difference between symbolic and laissez-faire racism?
Symbolic racism deals with the idea that blacks don’t work hard enough and are trying to take what they have not earned and focuses on the individual and individual character traits; while laissez-faire racism is based on prevalent social or economic patterns. Laissez Faire Racism involves persistent negative stereotyping of African Americans, a tendency to blame blacks themselves for the black-white gap in socioeconomic standing, and resistance to meaningful policy efforts to ameliorate America's racist social conditions and institutions.
400
What would Bowles & Gintis say about education's purpose? HINT: They are conflict theorists.
Emphasize the myth of meritocracy-- school actually functions as a stratification system for the labor force (Prepares students for the tracks that they are entering; not teaching how to advance further)
400
According to Cotter, Hermsen, etc. What percentage of the gender gap CANNOT be explained by occupational segregation?
About 80%
400
Describe one agent of socialization at work in the article "Elementary School Girls and Heteronormativity
Family- shows they watch School- sat boy-girl-boy-girl Peer groups- all of them had "crushes" Media- Disney
400
Sally goes to a cafe every day and at home records what she sees. She is performing what type of observation? BONUS: Name the other 2
What is complete observer? BONUS: participant observer, complete participant
500
Name Allport's 5 discriminatory behaviors
What is verbal dejection avoidance active discrimination physical attacks extermination
500
TRUE OR FALSE: Bowles and Gintis found that I.Q. was an important criterion for economic success
FALSE What did they find was? (Socioeconomic status)
500
Describe how the decline in occupational segregation has changed since 1990?
It levelled off. men entering "female" jobs, not females entering "male" jobs
500
What are the three sociological paradigms?
-Functionalist -Conflict -Symbolic Interactionist
500
What is anomie and which 2 sociologists discussed it?
anomie -- state of confusion due to rapid social change -- state wherin society fails to exercise adequate reuglation of the goals and desires of individual members (collective conscience fails to regulate behavior) Durkheim, Merton. Merton argued that it was built into structure of modern society.
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