Political Sociology
The Criminal Legal System
Institutions (Family, Religion, Education)
Media and occupations
Social Justice topics (DSH, Dis, Homelessness, reproduction, environment)
100

This person coined the term “the power elite”?

(C Wright Mills)

100

This one of the six main areas of criminology would be interested in why individuals commit crime.

The causation of crime.

100

This type of family structure sexists 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+

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 of 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, 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 liked 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.

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.