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Davis Moore thesis/theory

  1. All societies are _______; therefore _____ must of some beneficial effects
  2. _______ has a number of jobs that must be accomplished or _____ breaks down
A

Stratified
Stratification
Society
Society

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Herbert Simon said ________ enlarge the limited capacity of _____ for rational behavior

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Organizations

Individuals

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Davis Moore thesis/theory

  1. Some jobs require more _____ and talent than others, making them _____ to fill when jobs aren’t assigned by _____
  2. By conferring more _____, ______ and power on those who perform vital jobs, society insures smooth operation
A

Training
Harder
Income
Prestige

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Davis Moore theory/thesis

5. In conclusion, the closer a society is to a _______, the more ________ it will be.

A

Meritocracy

Productive

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Webers definition of power

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A persons ability to carry out his or her own will even against resistance from others

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Socioeconomic status is made up of ___ dimensions which are:
_______
_______
_______

A

Income
Education
Occupational prestige

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The upper class makes up _% of the population
And the families make at least _ \_\_\_\_\_ dollars a year
A

1

One million

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Lower upper class makes up _% of the population and makes between ____ and _ _________ dollars a year

A

4
300,000
And 1 million

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Upper-middle class: __% of population, ______-______ a year family income

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20
120,000
300,000

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Average-middle class: __% of population _____-______/year family income.

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40
48,000
120,000

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Lower-middle (working ) class: __% of population, _____-_____/year family income

A

20
30,000
48,000

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Lower class: __% of population, less than ______/year family income

A

15

30,000

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Underclass: _% of population

a. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_
b. Live in inner city
c. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
A

1
Chronically poor
Dependent on welfare

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The top 5% of peoples wealth has _______ by ______

A

99,000

increased

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The lower middle class has ____ ____ dollars a year on average

A

lost

2100

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in 2000, only the wealthiest _% of the worlds population had two or more cars

A

8

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Feminization of poverty __% of poor adults are ______

A

66.6666

women

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Racial and _____ divisions have the potential to disrupt society more than any other factor with the possible exception of _____ ________ (differences in wealth).

A

Social stratification

ethnic

18
Q

People ___ us are ____. People different from us are ___

A

like
good
bad

19
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Harvard sociologist William Julius Wilson wrote the _______ _______ of ____

A

declining
significance
race

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W.J. Rorabaugh wrote The _________ Republic

A

alcoholic

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*Robert Merton: Structural functionalist theory of social structure and anomie also known as ______ theory

A

strain

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_______: Individuals accept societies goals and use socially approved means to attain them.

A

Conformity

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__________: Individuals accept goals but reject socially approved means to attain them.

A

innovation

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______: Individuals reject cultural goals but accept socially approved means to attain them.

A

Ritualism

25
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__________:Individuals reject culturally valued goals and reject socially approved means for attaining those goals.

A

Retreatism

26
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_______: Individuals reject cultural goals and substitute new ones to be attained by new means.

A

Rebellion

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Theodore Newcomb’s Theory of interpersonal attraction

  1. ______ increases the liklihood of _______
  2. _______ leads to reciprocal _____ change that results in (increased/decreased) similarity
  3. ______ of attitudes leads to _____
A 
Proximity
Communication 
Communication
attitude
increased
similarity 
attraction
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George Homans theory of attraction and power

_ ______ causes B ______

A

a
Behavior
behavior

29
Q

____ occurs often in relationships because _____ differentials often _____

A

abuse
power
exist

30
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Richard Emerson’s power-dependence theory: The power of person _ over person _ is equal to the dependence of person _ on person _.

A

A
B
B
A

31
Q

Whoever has the (least/most) ______ in the relationship has the most power.

A

least

interest

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Q

Alfred Kinsey conducted the first ______ study of _____ _____ in the US during the 1940s at the university of Indiana.

A

scientific
sexual
practices

33
Q

As a cohort grows older, the liklihood theat they have had ______ sex (increases/decreases)

A

Extramarital

Increases

34
Q

Vaginal intercourse is by far the most preffered and common sexual technique.

A

internalize

35
Q

around -% of men are gay

A

4-6

36
Q

Jeff Pfeffer, standford school of Business
_______: ______ positions in networks are thought to have power.
_______: the ability to _____ others from a share in a valuable resource is thought to confer power.

A

centrality
central
exclusion
exclude

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Q

Emile Durkheims functions of religion:

  • Provide _______ and ______ *_____ _____- if religion supports laws, so do its followers.
  • Promote group ________
A

meaning and purpose
Social Control
Solidarity

38
Q

1 ____ of the world follows Christianity.

A

third

39
Q

Rodney Stark’s Model
of successful New Religions

  • Retain ______ continuity with _______ religions
  • Remain _____ but not too threatening
  • Effective mobilization and _______
A

cultural
dominant
deviant
organization

40
Q

Rodney Stark’s Model of successful New Religions 2

  • Normal ___ and ___ distribution of members.
  • Seek out favorable ______ climate
  • Maintain dense internal ______ while avoiding isolation
  • Resist secularization, remain ______
  • Adequately _____ young to limit secularization and defection
A 
age
sex
ecological
networks
fundamental
socialize

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