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Social Inequalities
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
03/20/2007

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• Stereotype
Definition
o Oversimplified set of beliefs about members of a social group that is used to categorize members of that group
Term
What amount of African Am. risk falling into poverty?

White Americans?
Definition
1/4

1/13
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neo liberalism
Definition
economic theory, the free market levels the playing field, if we deregulate government, racism will disappear (reductionism theory)
Term
drapetomania
Definition
Samuel Cartwright
o the running away disease; slaves contracted
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• internal colonialism
Definition
o the conquering of racial or ethnic groups who are forcibly placed under economical and political control by the dominate group
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What percent of Native Am. experience poverty?
Definition
25%
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Poverty is... (one word)
Definition
Fluid
Term
Dutch saw the islanders as?

They introduced?

Thought the islanders were...
Definition
Colonial Missions

Calvinism- work/protestant ethic (sings of grace were success)
Term
The French were there for..
Definition
Enlightenment and Science
Term
The French were there for..
Definition
Enlightenment and Science
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The French were there for..
Definition
Enlightenment and Science
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The English were there for...
Definition
trading routes, they were trying to get to Asia and the islands were in the way

Chiefly class stuff

Class issues
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Red lining
Definition
banks color in red the neighborhoods to whom they don’t give out mortgages
Term
Amber alerts look for mostly missing...
Definition
white children
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Predatory lending
Definition
o Charges more in interest and fees
o Violates fair lending laws by targeting women, minorities and communities of color
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• Social Capital
Definition
informal social control: shared norms and values (of a community for example)

as social cap goes up so does informal soc. control
Term
Social capital goes up so does...
Definition
Informal control
Term
Sex and Gender? What is the main difference?
Definition
Sex is biological (male/female) while gender is how one identifies (masculine/feminine)
Term
Stereotypically, men are
Definition
public, rational, business oriented
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Stereotypically, women are...
Definition
private, emotional, family oriented
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Liberal perspective of feminism...
Definition
all persons are equal (however, this only included upper class white women); women were going to college for more reasons that just finding a husband
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o Radical movement
Definition
• Patriarchy
• Control over the body
• Personal is political
 What happens in your home should be private
• Internal colonization
Term
Marxist
Definition
get rid of class system/issues
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True or false, feminism is an on going project?
Definition
True
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Liberalism critique?
Definition
too white, too upper class; leaves out all that dont fit that category
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Radical critique?
Definition
too much patriarchy, leaves out class and not universal
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Marxist critique?
Definition
too much class
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The "Oppression" article says we think about race and other minority groups before...
Definition
gender!
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Why are young males "called on" in class more than young females?
Definition
its because the males blurt out the answers
Term
what does the double bind say about women?
Definition
that they can not be themselves
Term
the "bird cage" argument says women aren't just oppressed by one thing, but..
Definition
various factors in society
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Human Capital Theory
Definition
this theory is premised that the system is fair and competitive

wage discrepancies reflect differences in resources

claims that women are more invested in home/family therefore require less demanding/less paying jobs
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Dual Labor Market Theory
Definition
o pay differentials result from individuals working in different areas of the labor market. If individuals want to earn more, they should find employment in the primary market.
Term
• Primary labor market
Definition
 Jobs characterized by stability, steady benefits, a rational system of management
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• Secondary labor market
Definition
 Jobs characterized by high turnover rates, low wages, lack of advancement opportunities, few benefits
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• Gender segregation
Definition
o Assumes that labor market decisions are based upon personal characteristics rather than upon objective structures. This reinforces the notion that there are some jobs that women cannot perform.
Term
• Institutional discrimination
Definition
o Denial of opportunity and equal rights to individuals and groups that result from the normal questions of society
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• Glass ceiling
Definition
o An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of qualified individuals in a work environment because of the individuals gender, race or ethnicity.
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• Glass escalator
Definition
o A tendency for male to be promoted more quickly when working in a traditionally female jobs
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Some main points from Judith's Article...
Definition
Everybody does "gender"

o Trans. Do not threat gender norms, they reinforce because they are acting out the gender that they feel that they are
Term
Socialist Feminism goal
Definition
to merge the important insights of radical feminist and Marxist feminist theories
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Moore Notes
Definition
In terms of language, how "white" and other similar words are seen as good and how "black" and similar words are seen as bad.
Term
Underdeveloped could be replaced with...
Definition
over exploited.
Term
Macdonald notes
Definition
Blacks feel more victimized by the systems
Term
True or False?

social capital mediates the relationship between race and trust
Definition
False
Term
5 ways of measuring social capital
Definition
o Trust of neighborhood
o Community as place to live
o Making community a better place to live
o Have they worked on com. Project in last 12 months
o Have they participated in associated community events
Term
Community policing may make others view them as
Definition
intrusive
Term
social capital mitigates the effects of..
Definition
.. education and income of trust in the police
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