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Social Structure and Demographics Flashcards

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the study of society: how we create society, how we interact within and change society, and how we define what is normal and abnormal within society

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sociology

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provide frameworks for the interactions we observe within society; models to help analyze and explain aspects of human social behavior

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theoretical approaches to sociology

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theoretical approach to sociology:

focuses on the function of each component of society and how those components fit together

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functionalism

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functionalism:

deliberate actions that serve to help a given system

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manifest function

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functionalism:

unexpected, unintended, or unrecognized positive consequences of manifest functions

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latent functions

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theoretical approach to sociology:

focuses on how power differentials are created and how these differentials contribute to the maintenance of social order

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conflict theory

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theoretical approach to sociology:

the study of the ways individuals interact through a shared understanding of words, gestures, and other symbols

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symbolic interactionism

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theoretical approach to sociology:
explores the way in which individuals and groups make decisions to agree upon a given social reality; how groups of people come to ascribe meaning or value to objects or concepts

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social constructionism

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theoretical approach to sociology:

states that individuals will make decisions that maximize potential benefit and minimize potential harm

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rational choice theory

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applies rational choice theory within social groups

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exchange theory

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theoretical approach to sociology:

explores the ways in which one gender can be subordinated, minimized, or devalued compared to the other

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feminist theory

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well-established social structures that dictate certain patterns of behavior or relationships and are accepted as a fundamental part of culture; common ones include the family, education, religion, government and the economy, and health and medicine (has four ethical tenants)

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social institutions

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ethical tenant of American medicine:

refers to acting in the patient’s best interest

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beneficence

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ethical tenant of American medicine:

refers to avoiding treatments for which risk is larger than benefit

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nonmalificence

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ethical tenant of American medicine:

refers to respecting patients’ rights to make decisions about their own healthcare

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respect for autonomy

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ethical tenant of American medicine:

refers to treating similar patients similarly and distributing healthcare resources fairly

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justice

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encompasses the lifestyle of a group of people and includes both material and symbolic elements

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culture

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culture:
includes the physical items one associates with a given group, such as artwork, emblems, clothing, jewelry, foods, buildings, and tools

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material culture

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culture:

includes the ideas associated with a cultural group

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symbolic culture

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refers to the idea that material culture changes more quickly than symbolic culture

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cultural lag

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a social difference that impedes interaction

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cultural barrier

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consists of spoken or written symbols combined into a system and governed by rules

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language

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what a person deems important in life

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values

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something a person considers to be true

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belief

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a formalized ceremonial behavior in which members of a group or community regularly engage; it is governed by specific rules, including appropriate behavior and a predetermined order of events

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ritual

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societal rules that define the boundaries of acceptable behavior

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norms

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refer to the statistics of populations and are the mathematical applications of sociology; one can analyze hundreds of ____ variables, some of the most common are age, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and immigration status

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demographics

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demographic:

prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person’s age

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aegism

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demographic:

the set of behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with a biological sex

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gender

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the intentional or unintentional empowerment of one gender to the detriment of the other

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gender inequality

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demographic:
a social construct based on phenotypic differences between groups of people; these may be either real or perceived differences

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race

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demographic:

a social construct that sorts people by cultural factors, including language, nationality, religion, and other factors

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ethnicity

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recognition of an ethnic identity that is only relevant on special occasions or in specific circumstances and does not specifically impact everyday life

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symbolic ethnicity

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demographic:

can be defined by one’s sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes

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sexual orientation

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demographic:

the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime in a population

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fertility rate

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demographic:

births relative to a population size over time, usually measured as the number of births per 1000 people per year

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birth rate

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demographic:
the average number of deaths per population size over time, usually measured as the number of deaths per 1000 people per year

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mortality rate

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refers to the movement of people from one geographic location to another

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migration

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migration:

the movement into a new geographic area

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immigration

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migration:

the movement away from a geographic area

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emigration

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demographic:

a model used to represent drops in birth and death rates as a result of industrialization

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demographic transition

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demographic:

organized to either promote (proactive) or resist (reactive) social change

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social movements

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demographic:

the process of integrating a global economy with free trade and tapping of foreign labor markets

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globalization

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demographic:

refers to the process of dense areas of population creating a pull for migration or, in other words, creating cities

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urbanization

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