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Class
Race
Gender
100

Up or down movement within the hierarchy of social classes

What is vertical (social) mobility?

100
Black, White, Native American, Asian
What are (socially constructed) racial categories?
100
Gender stereotypes often provide the “script” for the performance of these
What are gender roles?
200
An income of $54,000
What is the median household income in the U.S.?
200
Argues that when people get to know each other on an equal footing, hate and intolerance can disappear
What is the contact hypothesis?
200
The belief that women are inferior to men
What is sexism?
300
The extent of access individuals have to critical resources, which in turn affects their quality of life (successes and failures), thus social mobility
What are life chances?
300
Whereas discrimination often leaves a “paper trail” (or some sort of evidence), this ill will resides in your head
What is prejudice?
300

The role that functionalists say men should fulfill in a family

What is an instrumental role?

400
Assets minus debt. In other words, what you got after all bills are paid
What is wealth (or net worth)?
400
Believes there are superior races and inferior races
What is racism (or who is a racist)?
400

Aims for equal opportunity and often opposes patriarchy

What is feminism, or who are feminists?

500

When the proletariat becomes aware of their shared exploitation


What is class consciousness?

500

In line with celebrating multiculturalism, especially so within a context of integration

What is ethnic pluralism?

500

One reason women make/earn less money (on average) than men at work is that, historically, they have not invested in their careers as much as men, so they were worthy of less (financial) rewards... echoing this thesis

What is the Davis-Moore Thesis?