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Sociology Final

Shelby Allen Sociology English 63 cards

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  1. 1Today, are men or women more likely to graduate high school and earn a degree?Women
  2. 2Before the early 2000s, who was more likely to earn a college degree? (Men/Women)Men
  3. 3Before the early 2000s, who was more likely to graduate from high school? (Men/Women)Women
  4. 4Title IX (1972) is a law that requires ______________ & was intended to prevent ______ _______.Requires gender equity in any educational program that receives federal funding.
    Sexual harassment
  5. 5Gender EquityMaking the same things available to both genders.
  6. 6Sadker & Sadker found ______ about hidden biases in the classroom. These biases result in (boys/girls) being a more dominant force in the classroom, due to ___ ___.The expectations teachers bring to a classroom tend to be socialized toward a very feminine view of girls and a very masculine view of boys.
    BOYS, special attention
  7. 7Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in the classroom refers to ______.The way labeling a child results in treating them differently, which results in the child taking on that role.
    ex. "You keep saying I'm bad, so I might as well be bad."
  8. 8Stereotype Threat: The threat of a stereotyping a child is that _____.Children believe they are good or bad at something based on how their gender is viewed.
    ex. "Girls are bad at math and science" leads to girls doing worse in math and science.
  9. 9Self-Esteem DefinitionHow well one thinks of one's self
  10. 10Eder, Evans, and Parke found that girls tend to have the lowest self-esteem ___(when?___ Why?In middle school, bc it tends to be an era where "copying" is socially rewarded.
  11. 11Miseducation of Boys happens in _when?_ and results in boys being ____ rather than ____ ___ ___ ____.Middle school
    labeled as troublemakers rather than redirected and taught how to act.
  12. 12Who does better on Standardized Tests? (Boys/Girls)Boys
  13. 13Who has higher GPAs? (Boys/Girls)Girls
  14. 14The "Digital Divide" refers to what?Men are more likely to be adept in math, science, computer
  15. 15Women are better with (subjective/forced choice) assignments and tests, and men are better at (subjective/forced choice).Women - Subjective
    Men - Forced Choice
  16. 16The Three Phases of Gender Stratification based on the Economy:1. Family BASED Economy
    2. " WAGE Economy
    3. " CONSUMER Economy
  17. 17Family Based Economy was in the era of ____ and the economy was based on ____ ____ ____. A family ____ & ____ what they needed. Gender Stratification was (high/low).PRE-INDUSTRIALIZATION (agrarian)
    SELF-CONTAINED UNITS
    PRODUCED & CONSUMED
    High
  18. 18Family Wage Economy was in the era of _____. The economy was based on ____. A family ___ __ ____ to get what they needed. (Women/Men) were more likely to earn the money. Gender Stratification was (high/low).INDUSTRIALIZATION
    A WAGE
    EARNED A WAGE
    MEN
    High
  19. 19Family Consumer Economy is in the era of ____. (Men's/Women's) employment has gone (up/down). Our economy is based on paying ___ __ __ ___ ____ so that we can ____.POST-INDUSTRIALIZATION
    Women's
    UP
    Paying others to do things for us so that we can work.
  20. 20What is work?Labor for which you earn a salary.
  21. 21What is emotional labor?The process of regulating your emotions during interactions with customers and co-workers.
    Any job that requires deference (ex. waiting) is typically thought of as a women's job regardless of actual numbers.
  22. 22Contingent Workers DefintionA group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis. AKA Freelancer
  23. 23Labor Force ParticipationThe Civilian Labor Force participation includes those 16 and older.
  24. 24Glass CeilingAn invisible barrier preventing women from reaching top job positions. The reason why women tend to be over-represented in lower level positions, but under-represented in managerial positions.
  25. 25Glass ElevatorMen who go into traditionally female jobs, tend to rise quickly in manager positions and tend to be overly-represented in managerial level.
  26. 26What is the "Second Shift"?It is the amount of time people spend in unpaid labor.
  27. 27Do women who are employed full-time reduce the amount of time spent on house and care work?No, they usually come home to their 'second job', or Second Shift
  28. 28Family & Medical Leave Act only applies to _____.Companies with 50+ employees and in certain situations.
  29. 29Family & Medical Leave Act offers ______ and guarantees _______.Up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a calendar year to care for children, spouses, or parents.
    Guaranteed A JOB upon return, not your old one.
  30. 30Women outlive men in the U.S. (true/false)True
  31. 31Women are in (better/poorer) health than men.Poorer
  32. 32Married men live, on average, __ years longer than married men.7
  33. 33(Men/Women) are the"consumers of health care" in the family.Women
  34. 34(Men/Women) are more likely to engage in risk-taking behavior.Men
  35. 35Women who ___ are more socialized to alcohol.WORK
  36. 36Women who do drugs are typically ____.POOR
  37. 37(Men/Women) are less likely to quit smoking once they've started.Women
  38. 38Women tend to engage in more ____ crime.White Collar
  39. 39Since the 1990's, women's ____ crime rates have gone up by ___% and men's have gone down ___%.Violent Crime Rates
    33%
    10%
  40. 40What violent crime is most common among women? Details.Murder
    (tend to murder men they've been intimate with, in their bedroom or kitchen, with a blunt object, knife, or gun)
  41. 41What does the Noel Hypothesis predict?How different groups will interact, and how & how much groups will be dominated.
  42. 42What is the Noel Hypothesis equation?Ethnocentrism + Competition + Differential in Power = Racial/Ethnic Stratification
  43. 43Differential in Power defintionThe ability to get people to do what you want, even when they don't want to.
  44. 44What does the Blauner Hypothesis state?Groups that are colonized will experience more discrimination and for longer periods of time than that of immigration groups.
    WHY?
    Bc immigration groups are less stratified & will assimilate faster.
  45. 45The Unified Theory helps us understand..Why we find discrimination in every part of the world
  46. 46Unified Theory states.. hint: identifiableHaving features that are highly identifiable from the majority group makes you a target for discrimination, which keeps minority members from gaining resource shares which keeps them in the lower or middle class making them even more identifiable.
  47. 47PrejudiceAn Attitude
  48. 48DiscriminationTaking an Action
  49. 49Assimilation tends to occur ____.in predictable patterns
  50. 50Stages of Assimilation:1. Competitive
    2. Accomodation
    3. Assimilated
  51. 51Assimilation, sociobiology, pluralism, human ecology, and power & stratification are examples of (macro/micro) level theories of group contact.Macro
  52. 52Authortarian personality and scapegoating are (macro/micro) level theories of group contact.Micro
  53. 53Order of Assimilation:1. Cultural (learn about)
    2. Structural (interact w/ organizations)
    3. Martial (minority & majority marry)
    4. Identification (minority members identify w/ majority members)
    5. Attitude-Receptional (lack of prejudice)
    6. Behavioral-Receptional (lack of discrimination)
    7. Civic ( minority group is represented in goverment)
  54. 54Pluralism defintionBoth groups retain their own culture, but coexist together.
  55. 55Characteristics common in highly prejudiced peopleMale
    Traditional Views
    Value conformity in gender roles
    Dislike social change
    React well to authoritarian leadership
  56. 56Black males make (more/less) than white males?Less
  57. 57The wage gap between white males and everyone else is at __%.77%
  58. 58Double Jeopardy refers to ___.Someone who is a double minority.
    ex. Black & female
  59. 59Being in the minority can be an economic advantage if you are in a very small minority. (true/false)True
  60. 60Split Labor Market TheoryMinority members tend to be overly represented in the secondary labor market.
  61. 61The unified theory summarizes that minority people will get (more/less) resource shares than the majority group?Less
  62. 62Human Capital TheoryMen and women acquire, and then are able to use, their capital at different rates.
    ex. Women are typically uncomfortable with negotiation bc of the way we are socialized. Whereas men already have that capital.
  63. 63Dual Labor Market TheoryJobs that men and women do.
    Men are usually in the primary labor force - where more money and better benefits are made.
    Women are typically in the secondary labor force - working part-time, seasonal, and temporary jobs for less money & benefits.

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Sociology Flashcards on Sociology Final, created by Shelby Allen on 03/12/2016.
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