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| Why does Bonachich say that people will accept low wages? |
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Very low standard of living.
Lack of information. – They are unaware of minimum wage laws and have no way to collect unpaid wages.
Lack of political power – They lack citizenship or be unable to force favorable reforms.
Economic motives - They often intend to be temporary workers
Conclusion: ethnic group an economic threat – cheap labor threatens to make all labor cheap. |
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| What are the 4 stages of development for ethnic/racial pluralism in the US |
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| Settlement, expansion, Agricultural development, industrial development |
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| what is manifest destiny? |
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| The right to settle and conquer granted by God |
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| Asian Americans make up what percent of the population? |
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In 2010, 4.8%...In order…
Chinese
Filipino
Asian Indian
Vietnamese
Korean
Japanese |
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| 1924 Law prohibited immigration into the US from what region? |
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| Chinese make up what percent of American population? |
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| 4%... first group came during Gold rush in 1800's |
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| Immigration for Chinese became banned during which years? |
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| Immigration banned 1882-mid1900s |
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| Which hispanic group has has the highest SES |
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| Which hispanic group has the lowest SES |
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| What percent of US population were African American in 2010? |
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| In 1850's, what percent of Mississippi's population population were slaves |
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| Median Salary in 2010 of african americans... and US overall |
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US median 2010=60k
African Americans 38K |
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| Poverty percentages in US |
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US rate 14.3%
African Americans 26%
Mexican americans 25%
Asian Americans 13% |
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| “Female headed” rate is how many times as high in AA families as white families – impacts $ |
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| There are no examples of countries run by women... whats the closest we can find? |
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| Countries with shared power |
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| In what percent of societies are leaders always male? |
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Definition
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| In what percent of societies are leaders of kinship groups always male? |
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| In what percent of countries do women have equal political rights? |
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| In what percent of cultures is there a significant amount of wife-beating? |
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| What country most supports the quote, “A job is alright, but what most women really want is a home and children.” |
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Most: Lithuania (97%)
Least: Denmark (25%)
-Women AND men agree on these things |
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| What does patriarchy literally mean? |
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| when women have power over men |
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| T/F patriarchy often stems from sexism |
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| Until the end of world war II, what gender outnumbered women in the US |
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| what is the sex ratio of Alaska? |
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| Alaska has a 107:100 male to female ratio |
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| During the Gold rush, how much did men outnumber females by in the west? |
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| In CHina in 1870, there are how many boys to how many girls in some areas? |
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| 430:100... due to infanticide |
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| Is dyadic power a micro or macro level to the sex ratio theory? |
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Definition
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| Is structural power a micro or macro level to the sex ratio theory |
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| What is the rational choice theory? |
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| When you maximize rewards and minimize costs |
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| What was the role of women in Athens? |
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Definition
Infanticide produced unbalanced ratios
Women were considered property
Married at pre-puberty to older men
Sex (for women) outside marriage severely punished
Respectable women should not sexually appeal to others (clothing, etc.)
Women could not easily divorce
No political power
Not educated
Prostitution common (typical when women scarce) |
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| What was the role of women in Sparta based upon sex ratio? |
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Definition
Constantly at war – infanticide practiced, but for boys and girls
Spartan women managed the estates
Women political power and were educated
Laws protected women in marriage
Compared to Athenian women, not submissive – outspoken and witty
More provocative dress
Norms of virginity and chastity relaxed |
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| What was the "Woman Movement" in the 1800's? |
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Definition
Goals broad to begin with, eventually narrowed to women’s suffrage
Culminated in ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment on August 26, 1920 giving women the right to vote |
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| What was the Feminist Movement? |
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Definition
Opposition to all forms of stratification based on gender
Women not innately (biologically) inferior
Common sense of “we” |
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| How has American Females Employed Full Time Outside the Home changed over time? |
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Definition
| In 1890... 18.2% of women, now, more like 60% |
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| How many Married American Mothers With Children Under Age 6 Employed Full Time Outside the Home? |
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| Today, women represent what percent of the labor force? |
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Definition
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| How much less money do women make than men? |
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| What percent of African American children are born out of wedlock? |
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| The wife of a man who cut off her nose and ears because she ran away from his abuse |
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| What is the definition of religion? |
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| Any socially organized pattern of beliefs and practices concerning ultimate meaning that assumes the existence of the supernatural |
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| What are two key factors of altered sex ratios? |
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Definition
| : Infanticide (killing of girls), Migration/immigration (men moving to settle in new areas) |
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| Shortage of women, girls were oftentimes killed at birth, which means that there is a very patriarchal culture |
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| Men were killed off in war, less infanticide; they would kill the boy babies if anything was physically wrong with them. Women had considerably more power |
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| The suffrage movement occurred in the... |
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| -Percent of children born to unwed mothers: |
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| Who was Compte and what did he think about religion? |
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| “coined” the term, sociology… he envisioned the discipline, believed that all answers could be found through the scientific method… he saw that sociology was the most esteemed practice; whereas religion is the most primitive practice. He looked at religion and believed that science would replace religion over time. |
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| Who was Durkheim and what was his view of religion? |
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He is a functionalist. He sees religion as being important
-It is everywhere. It answers ultimate questions, creates morality (e.g. in China, thinking about that child who was run over in the street but nobody helped him) |
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| What did Marx think about religion? |
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Definition
| He Was quite critical of religion, he saw that it was manipulated and abused by those in power… |
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| What do secularization theorists argue? |
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| What percent of Americans believe in God |
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Definition
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| Perrin's dad taught at what university? |
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| What is more deviant, a church or a sect? |
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| Usually a sect is more deviant |
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| An Innovative, “new religion” |
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Term
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| a Revival, they are trying to “get it right this time” |
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| What type of organization is ESPECIALLY dependent upon charismatic leaders? |
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Definition
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| What percent of Americans claim that they attend church weekly? |
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Definition
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| which denomination most agrees that the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word" |
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Southern Baptist Convention; church of christ, jehovah's witnesses....
Least? Unitarian |
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| What type of punishment is dictated in the Bible? |
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Definition
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| Which church denominations are decreasing? |
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Definition
Christian church (disciples) -71%
United Church of Christ
Episcopal Church
United Methodist Church
Roman Catholic |
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| Which church denominations have been growing? |
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Definition
Church of God in Christ
Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.)
Southern Baptist Convention |
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Term
| Describe the Satanism Scare |
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Definition
President of Proctor and Gamble
Gloria Vanderbilt
Halloween Satan’s holiday
Satanic Ritual Abuse
Abuse of Children
Repressed memories |
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Term
| What is the Tragedy of the commons? And what is the lesson learned from this situation? |
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Definition
Medieval England people free access to “the commons”
Acting in self interest, should add as many cows as you can
-If you have cows, the grasses that your cows/livestock are free. You only have to pay for the cow. The goal is to get as many cows as possible.
-Problem: People are acting in self-interest… the population of livestock continues to grow… since there aren’t any restrictions, space is starting to fill up.
-E.G. If I act in self interest and YOU act in self-interest, what happens? |
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| What was the Messick and Wilke study? |
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Definition
-This is a re-creation of the tragedy of the commons…
-The idea is, you are supposed to collect points and win…
-Independent variables: 1) the LEVEL OF HARVEST
2) The question of whether there is inequity or not
-Goals: Win and protect the resources
Conclusion: EVERYBODY TRIED TO WIN. When some players were told that there was inequity, they were more likely to take more points in playing the game… They increased their harvest…
-The overuse group: in the end, they really wanted to have a leader. They overwhelmingly voted for a leader.
-The first thing that the leader did was create rules to protect the resource… he treated others fairly.
-BUT, of course they gave themselves a higher share than anyone else |
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| What is coercive government? What type of government do libertarians prefer? |
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Definition
| "big government". Libertarians prefer smaller gov. |
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| What type of government would anarchists favor |
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Definition
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| What does C Wright Mills argue about power separation within the US? |
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Definition
These are basically the people who “run the show”
-one category is government
-Second: Military
-Third: Large corporations |
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| What president is used to demonstrate the idea of "power elite"? |
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Definition
| Dick Cheney and his associated with business and the military |
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| What are the two types of theory in social change and movements? |
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Definition
Collective Behavior Approach:Focus is on escalation of grievances
Resource Mobilization Approach:
Focus is on access to human and material resources
Assumes grievance always exist, and thus explain little
Resource Mobilization dominates, but grievances do ebb and flow |
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| What are the 8 propositions from Stark regarding social movements? |
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Definition
A shared grievance
Conditions in Egypt (literacy rates, poverty rates, human rights, political corruption)
Hope
Hope came in many forms and waves in Egypt
Note to bad guys: keep the foot on the neck…
Davies J-curve – gap between hope and rate of change
Precipitating event
In a country you maybe never heard of…
And in Egypt? “We Are All Khalid Said”
Networking, attachments, or…
Social networks!... Times have changed
Mobilization of people and resources
What began as a bunch of 20-somethings became…
Mohamed ElBaradei - Former UN Iraq Weapons Inspector, 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner
And, of course, the Egyptian military
Even the advice from Tunisian protestors… (lemon, vinegar, makeshift armor, spray paint for police windows)
External opposition… counter movements
Hosni Mubarak’s Western allies?
Mubarak resorts to hiring a counter movement?
External allies…
The western media, the world audience… Obama calls to military and Mubarak
60 Min: “Why did the let you out?” Ghonim: Ask Obama
Separate organizations find common ground?
Google execs + Muslim Brotherhood… talk about strange bedfellows |
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| What was the point of the video we watched in class about the Egyptian movement |
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Definition
| A man set himself on fire to make a statement to the Egyptian government. It caused an uprising that changed the course of politics for the better. |
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| Who finally made the correct definition for the "family" |
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Definition
| Murdock gave the first definition, but it was too restrictive.. the correct definition was coined by Reiss |
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Term
| the 200 US cencus counted |
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Definition
| 95.7 males per 100 females. |
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Term
| In what percent of premodern cultures do couples have privacy when sleeping? |
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Definition
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| In what percent of premodern cultures do Men may have multiple wives |
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Definition
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| What percent of people who divorce will remarry? |
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Definition
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| What percent report their marital status as divorced? |
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Definition
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| Avg ages of male/females to marry? |
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