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Sociological Imagination a point of view that highlights how society affects the experiences we have and the choices we make
Social Problem is a condition that undermines the well-being of some or all members of a society and is usually a matter of public controversy.
Claims Making the process of convincing the public and important public officials that a particular issue or situation should be defined as a social problem.
Theory a statement of how and why specific facts are related
Theoretical Perspectives see society as a system of many interrelated parts.
Conservatives look to the past for guidance how to live. Believe the past is a storehouse of wisdom developed by countless generations who have faced the same questions and issues. Importance of traditions.
Liberals think people should be free from the past to decide on their own questions about how to live. Importance of the need for reforms.
Who owns what percentage of wealth in U.S.? The wealthiest 20% of US families own about 85% of all privately held wealth
Progressive Taxation a policy that raises tax rates as income increases.
Poverty Line an income level set by the U.S. government for the purpose of counting the poor
New Deal Franklin Roosevelt proposed this program to help the millions made poor by the Depression
Culture of Poverty cultural patterns that make poverty a way of life.
Cultural Capital skills, values, attitudes, and schooling that increase a person’s chances of success.
Settlement House buildings in the worst slums of a city, staff of social scientists and reform minded activists helped new immigrants settle in their new surroundings.
Institutional Racism racism at work in the operation of social institutions, including the economy, schools, hospitals, the military, and the criminal justice system.
Quota System cut immigration for admitting people from various countries.
Genocide is the deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation
Patriarchy a social pattern in which males dominate females
Matriarchy a social pattern in which females dominate males
Liberal Feminism gender equality is equated with equality of opportunity
Social Pluralism is a state in which people of all racial and ethnic categories have about the same overall social standing.
Activity Theory states that people tend to shift gears in late middle age and find substitutes for previous statuses, roles, and activities.
Disengagement Theory the idea that modern societies operate in an orderly way by removing people from positions of responsibility as they reach old age.
% of black men either in prison, jail, or on probation 33%
Who “discovered” Child Abuse? Henry Kempe
# of people on death row in Texas 2/3 (over 300)
Control Theory refers to the systematic practices that social groups develop in order to encourage conformity to norms, rules, and laws, and to discourage deviance.
Ethnicity - a shared cultural heritage, which typically involves common ancestors, language, and religion
# of children in poverty 36% (13 million)
Wealth The value of all the economic assets owned by a person or family, minus any debts.
Feminization of Poverty - the trend of women making up an increasing share of the poor.
Deviance is any belief, behavior, or condition that violates significant social norms in the society or group in which it occurs.
Retribution moral vengeance by which society inflicts suffering on an offender comparable to that caused by the offense.
Hate Crime Occurrence is a criminal offense against a person, property, or society motivated by the offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity or national origin.
Labeling Theory the idea that crime and all other forms of rule breaking result not so much from what people do as from how others respond to those actions.
Intersection theory analysis of how race, class, and gender interact, often creating multiple disadvantages for some categories of people.
Multicultural capital educational programs designed to recognize cultural diversity in the United States and to promote respect for all cultural traditions.
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