Unit 2 Race, Gender, and Statrification
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Refers to the physical characteristics that distinguish one group from another.
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Race
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Refers to the distinct cultural characteristics; much more complex than race; constructs by cultural heritage.
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Ethnicity
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dominant group; one that is advantaged and has superior resources and rights in society.
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Majority
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subordinate group; one whose members, because of physical or cultural characteristics, are disadvantaged and subjected to unequal treatment.
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Minority
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Anything we make up (race).
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Social Construct of Ethnicity
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When a majority group single out a minority group for unequal treatment.
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Prejudice and Discrimination
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A negative attitude based on faulty generalizations about members of selected racial and ethnic groups.
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Prejudice
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Over-generalizations about appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of members of a particular category.
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Stereotype
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A set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that is used to justify the superior treatment of one racial or ethnic group and the inferior treatment of another racial or ethnic group.
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Racism
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Actions or practices of dominant group members have that are harmful impact on members of a subordinate group.
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Discrimination
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Personal traits and social positions members of a society attach to being female and male.
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Gender
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Unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women.
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Gender Stratification
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A form of social organization in which females dominate males.
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Matriarchy
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Belief that one sex or the other is innately inferior or superior.
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Sexism
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Most unpaid housework is performed by women, whether or not they hold jobs outside and the home.
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Second Shift
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What keeps women out of the labor force at a time when their male peers are making important career gains?
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Pregnancy and raising children
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Often determines career path based on gender.
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Education
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Two complementary patterns of behavior.
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Masculine and feminine
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The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the
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Structural functional approach
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Free to develop own talents and interests; accepts the basic organization of U.S. society, but seeks to give women the same rights as men.
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Liberal Feminism
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Family form must change with some collective means of carrying out housework and childcare.
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Socialist Feminism
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Seek an egalitarian, gender-free society.
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Radical Feminism
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Taking action to increase equality, expanding human choice, eliminating gender stratification through society, ending sexual violence, promoting sexual freedom.
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Principles of Feminism
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Which is NOT a reason why a socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies as Marx predicted and what is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few?
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Wealth
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The wealthiest 1 percent of U.S. families ("super rich") controls about ______ of the nation's privately held wealth?
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35%
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Any government reports of how many homeless people are there living in any city are probably...
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Very conservative estimates
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The United States is NOT truly pluralistic because what categories do not have equal social standing?
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Racial and ethnic
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Approximately what percentage of U.S. women are working for income today?
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60%
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Which factor accounts for the GREATEST share of the difference in the earnings of working women and men in the United States?
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The type of work
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In today's U.S. workforce ______ are concentrated in several categories of jobs.
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Women
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Opposition to feminism is directed mostly at
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socialist and radical feminism
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Comparing the performances of female and male athletes over time shows women have been ________ with men in most athletic performances.
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closing the gap
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Which of the following concepts refers to social organization in which males dominate females?
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patriarchy
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Women earn what share of all associate's and bachelor's degrees in the United States?
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59%
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What do feminists not support?
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limiting sexual freedom
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Looking back over U.S. history, we see a general trend by which women have gained...
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opportunities and power
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Settlements: a. that are often called "America's Third World." b. in Texas near the Mexican border where it is very poor. c. containing Hispanic Americans, almost all of whom are legal U.S. residents.
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Las Colonias
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The concept that, in the United States women make up an increasing percentage of the poor.
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feminization of poverty
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In the Playspent.org game, the last screen reads, "You made it through the month w/ $____" (how much ever money you made it with). But what is due tomorrow?
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Rent
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Morgan Spurlock's "Minimum Wage" video living under the _______ has consequences on one's health, relationships and their family.
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poverty line
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In 2010, about what share of the U.S. population was officially counted as poor?
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15.1%
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There are two sides of the argument as to who to blame for poverty in the United States- blame the poor or blame society. What is based only on talent and effort so the poor should work harder to get out of their situation and is NOT an argument for blaming society ?
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Social standing
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Any government reports of how many homeless people there are living in any given city are probably...
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Very conservative estimates
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Gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others
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social stratification
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Comparing societies in___________, we see that social stratification may be universal, but a. what is unequal b. how unequal people are c. why people are unequal varies from one society to another.
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history and around the world
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Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in Sri Lanka. He can expect to have the same ______ as his parents.
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social standing
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What is higher in caste than class systems?
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The degree of status consistency
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The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the
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social-conflict approach
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Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person's lifetime?
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intragenerational social mobility
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Which of the following factors tends to raise your social standing?
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marry and stay married
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People of high social position are more liberal on _____ issues and more conservative on _____ issues.
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social; economic
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People of _______ descent are the largest minority category within the U.S. population.
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Hispanic
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According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?
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13%
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46. In the United States, ___________ typically have less a. income. b. occupational prestige. c. schooling.
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minorities
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Four states currently have a "minority majority." Which are they?
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Texas, New Mexico, California, and Hawaii
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Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct, but have about equal social standing?
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pluralism
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The Matsui family came to the United States from Japan thirty years ago. They now speak English at home and the Matsui children date non-Japanese students at college. This family's story BEST illustrates which of the following concepts?
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assimilation
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The study on children and race relations covered in the Anderson Cooper video we watched on our day of discussing "Race and Ethnicity" showed that minorities are generally more ___________ about inter-racial friendships than the Caucasian children.
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positive
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The idea that prejudice and discrimination form a vicious circle means that prejudice and discrimination _________
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reinforce each other
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In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, the existence of the "Negro Leagues," sports teams with all African-American players, is an example of
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segregation
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The main argument of the contact hypothesis is that the more close contact we have with people of different racial backgrounds, the more__________ we will have in terms of race relations.
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progress
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Which of the following "frames" of colorblind racism describes the misconception that racial discrimination is rare and occurs only in isolated, accidental incidents, if at all.
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Minimization of racism
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According to O'Brien and Odell Korgen (2007), the ________ does NOT agree with the colorblind ideology. The ideologies do not complement each other.
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The antiracism ideology
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A summary of O'Brien and Odell Korgen's main argument is that ___________ has resulted in declining significance of black-white contact in effecting progressive racial change. Because Americans supposedly do not notice race, crossing racial boundaries is no longer having the transforming impact it once did.
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Colorblindness
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a. They are brief and commonplace daily, verbal, behavioral, and environmental indignities. b. They can be either intentional or unintentional. c. They communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults to the target person or group.
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racial microagressions
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According to the racial microaggressions article, which of the following statements is true about the message I am sending when I say something like, "You are so articulate! You are a great representation of your race!" This message assumes that _____________ are not as intelligent as whites.
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minorities
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Randall made what most people would call a slightly racist joke. He just thought it was a funny and harmless joke but Destiny thought it was hurtful and inappropriate. This dilemma best describes _________ of racial microaggressions
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Perceived minimal harm
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In the same scenario as above, Destiny would like to confront Randall but she does not want to be stereotyped as angry or oversensitive. This dilemma best describes the ____________ of responding to racial microagressions
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catch 22
