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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
04/28/2014

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1. AN EXAMPLE OF A HATE CRIME:
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SOMEONE WAS MURDERED BECAUSE HE WAS GAY
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2. AN EXAMPLE OF A CRIME THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED WHITE COLLAR:
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BURGLERY
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3. AN EXAMPLE OF POLITICAL CRIME:
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THE U.S GOV ENVOLMENT IN OVERTHROWING DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED HEADS OF STATES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
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4. 2.3 MILLION OR ¼ OF THE WORLDS PRISION POPULATION PEOPLE
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ARE BEHIND BARS IN THE U.S.
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PBS DOCUMENTARY:
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DANGEROUS POPULATION U.S CORP KNOWINGLY VIOLATING OSHA LAWS
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6. WHAT IS MOST LIKELY THE OUTCOME WHEN A CORPORATION IS FOUND GUILTY OF DEFRAUDING U.S GOV FOR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS:
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CORP WOULD PAY A FINE AND NO ONE WOULD FACE JAIL TIME
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7. WHAT IS NOT A REASON FOR RECIDIVISM:
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EX-CONVICTS HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION THAT MAKES THEM MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
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8. WHAT IS AN EXPLANATION FOR THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE PRISON POPULATION IN THE U.S IN THE LAST 30 YEARS
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NEW LAWS WITH HARSHER AND MANDITORY PRISON SENTENCES FOR DRUG OFFENSES
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9. AN EXAMPLE OF MANDATORY MINIMUM
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SENTENCING SOMEONE WITH NO PRIOR RECORD SERVING A 20-40 YEAR SENTENCE
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10. SUNSENTENAL ARTICLE:
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9 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS ARRESTED FOR STEALING A BUNNY THAT WAS WORTH 10 DOLLARS
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11. SUPREME COURT RULING FURMAN VS GEORGIA IN 1972 GAVE:
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DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE. AMONG THOSE EXECUTED NONE WERE WHITE
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12. IN JAPAN THEY HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO INCARCERATION:
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INTERGRATIVE SHAMING
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14. CASTE SYSTEM IS RELIGIOUSLY BASED AND HAS:
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NO SOCIAL MOBILITY
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15. WEBER’S CONCEPT OF LIFE CHANCES IS:
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LOWER CLASS PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED, HAVE POOR HEALTH, DIE PREMATURELY, LESS LIKELY TO OWN A HOUSE
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17. APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA:
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WAS A SYSTEM OF STRATIFICATION BASED ON RACIAL SEPARATION AND DISCRIMINATION
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18. CONSPICIOUS CONSUMPTION
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DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITY OF WEALTHY PEOPLE TO ATTRACT ATTENTION TO THEIR WEALTH
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19. ACCORDING TO WEBER:
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PRESTIGE IS AN IMPORTANT DIMENSION OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
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20. FUNCTIONALIST THEORY
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INEQUALITY OF DISTRIBUTION OF DESIRABLE GOODS INSURES THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITIONS IN SOCIETY ARE FILLED BY THE MOST QUALIFIED PEOPLE
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22. MARX REFERS TO BOURGEOISIE:
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OWN THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION
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1. DOCUMERNTARY ABOUT KIDS IN CAMDON, NJ:
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DREAMED SANTA WOULD GIVE HIM A HOUSE
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2. IN 2009 THE NUMBER OF POOR PEOPLE IN THE U.S EXCEEDED
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40 million
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5. IN 1996 CONGRESS PASSED THE WELFAIR REFORM LEGISLATION AND THIS INTENED TO END WELFAIR AS WE KNOW IT.
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THIS BILL CUT FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR BY BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
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6. WHAT IS THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE?
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WHEN A RETIREMENT PACKAGE IS OFFERED FOR SOMEONE IN A LARGE CORPORATION
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7. EXAMPLE OF INTER GENERATIONAL MOBILITY
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JACK WORKS AT A SUPERMARKET AND DAUGHTER IS A DENTIST
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1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENDER/SEX
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GENDER- SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICULAR SEX
SEX- BIOLOGICAL
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2. GENDER SOCIALIZATION
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PROCESS OF LEARNING EMOTIONS ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOS APPORPRIET FOR BOYS/GIRLS MEN/WOMEN ACCORDING TO PARTICULAR CULTURE
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3. IN 1964 HALF OF ENGINEERING DEGREES WERE AWARDED TO WOMEN SHOWING
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GENDER ROLES HAVE CHANGED. WOMEN CAN NOW FIND JOBS
OUTSIDE
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5. PATRIARCHY:
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ORGANIZATION WHERE MEN ARE DOMINANT OVER WOMEN
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8. ACCORDING TO RADICAL FEMINISM:
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FAMILY IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF WOMEN’S OPPRESSION
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9. PARSON’S VIEW OF DIVISION OF LABOR:
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FEMALES HAVE EXPRESSIVE ROLES
MALES HAVE INSTRUMENTAL ROLES
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4. STUCTURAL/INSTITUTIONAL DESCRIMINATION EXAMPLE:
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A BANK NOT GIVING LOANS TO RACIAL MINORITIES
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6. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN IMMIGRATIO TO U.S
HIGHEST PROPORTION OF IMMIGRATION COMES FROM
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ASIA AND LATIN AMERICAN
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7. SOCIAL EXCLUSION IS A PROCESS WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY BE CUT OFF FROM INVOLVMENT TO A WIDER SOCIETY
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EX: CHILDREN LIVING IN A GHETTO HAVE LESS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAN CHILDREN LIVING IN THE SUBURBS
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8. RACE REFERS TO
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A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS THAT AFFECT THEIR INTERACTION WITH OTHERS
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9. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PREJUDICE AND DESCRIMINATION:
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PREJUDICE- BIASED OPINIONS

DESCRIMINATION- UNEQUAL TREATMENT
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