Notes Lecture Flashcards
Davis Moore thesis/theory
- All societies are _______; therefore _____ must of some beneficial effects
- _______ has a number of jobs that must be accomplished or _____ breaks down
Stratified
Stratification
Society
Society
Herbert Simon said ________ enlarge the limited capacity of _____ for rational behavior
Organizations
Individuals
Davis Moore thesis/theory
- Some jobs require more _____ and talent than others, making them _____ to fill when jobs aren’t assigned by _____
- By conferring more _____, ______ and power on those who perform vital jobs, society insures smooth operation
Training
Harder
Income
Prestige
Davis Moore theory/thesis
5. In conclusion, the closer a society is to a _______, the more ________ it will be.
Meritocracy
Productive
Webers definition of power
A persons ability to carry out his or her own will even against resistance from others
Socioeconomic status is made up of ___ dimensions which are:
_______
_______
_______
Income
Education
Occupational prestige
The upper class makes up _% of the population And the families make at least _ \_\_\_\_\_ dollars a year
1
One million
Lower upper class makes up _% of the population and makes between ____ and _ _________ dollars a year
4
300,000
And 1 million
Upper-middle class: __% of population, ______-______ a year family income
20
120,000
300,000
Average-middle class: __% of population _____-______/year family income.
40
48,000
120,000
Lower-middle (working ) class: __% of population, _____-_____/year family income
20
30,000
48,000
Lower class: __% of population, less than ______/year family income
15
30,000
Underclass: _% of population
a. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ b. Live in inner city c. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
1
Chronically poor
Dependent on welfare
The top 5% of peoples wealth has _______ by ______
99,000
increased
The lower middle class has ____ ____ dollars a year on average
lost
2100
in 2000, only the wealthiest _% of the worlds population had two or more cars
8
Feminization of poverty __% of poor adults are ______
66.6666
women
Racial and _____ divisions have the potential to disrupt society more than any other factor with the possible exception of _____ ________ (differences in wealth).
Social stratification
ethnic
People ___ us are ____. People different from us are ___
like
good
bad
Harvard sociologist William Julius Wilson wrote the _______ _______ of ____
declining
significance
race
W.J. Rorabaugh wrote The _________ Republic
alcoholic
*Robert Merton: Structural functionalist theory of social structure and anomie also known as ______ theory
strain
_______: Individuals accept societies goals and use socially approved means to attain them.
Conformity
__________: Individuals accept goals but reject socially approved means to attain them.
innovation
______: Individuals reject cultural goals but accept socially approved means to attain them.
Ritualism
__________:Individuals reject culturally valued goals and reject socially approved means for attaining those goals.
Retreatism
_______: Individuals reject cultural goals and substitute new ones to be attained by new means.
Rebellion
Theodore Newcomb’s Theory of interpersonal attraction
- ______ increases the liklihood of _______
- _______ leads to reciprocal _____ change that results in (increased/decreased) similarity
- ______ of attitudes leads to _____
Proximity Communication Communication attitude increased similarity attraction
George Homans theory of attraction and power
_ ______ causes B ______
a
Behavior
behavior
____ occurs often in relationships because _____ differentials often _____
abuse
power
exist
Richard Emerson’s power-dependence theory: The power of person _ over person _ is equal to the dependence of person _ on person _.
A
B
B
A
Whoever has the (least/most) ______ in the relationship has the most power.
least
interest
Alfred Kinsey conducted the first ______ study of _____ _____ in the US during the 1940s at the university of Indiana.
scientific
sexual
practices
As a cohort grows older, the liklihood theat they have had ______ sex (increases/decreases)
Extramarital
Increases
Vaginal intercourse is by far the most preffered and common sexual technique.
internalize
around -% of men are gay
4-6
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.
centrality
central
exclusion
exclude
Emile Durkheims functions of religion:
- Provide _______ and ______ *_____ _____- if religion supports laws, so do its followers.
- Promote group ________
meaning and purpose
Social Control
Solidarity
1 ____ of the world follows Christianity.
third
Rodney Stark’s Model
of successful New Religions
- Retain ______ continuity with _______ religions
- Remain _____ but not too threatening
- Effective mobilization and _______
cultural
dominant
deviant
organization
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
age sex ecological networks fundamental socialize
