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Sociology 1 Review Flashcards

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What do microstructures involve?

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Face to face relations like families or friendships

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What are mesostructures?

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They encompass patterns in organizations where interaction is less personal such as colleges or bureaucracies

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What are macrostructures?

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Overarching social patterns (e.g: patriarchy)

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What are global structures?

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The structures that involve economic relations between countries

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What was the Black Death?

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A plague that killed one third of Europe in 1346

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Where did the Black Death originate from?

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Asia

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What is the definition of health according to the World Health Organization?

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The state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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What is a life expectancy?

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The number of years in which a person can expect to live

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What is the worlds highest life expectancy?

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In Japan at 85 years with projections of 92 by 2050

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What is socialized medicine (healthcare system in Canada)?

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Involves government controlled financing and organization of health services, direct payments to providers and equal access guarantees

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What are the concerns around Canada’s heathcare system?

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Wait times at emergency rooms stretching into days rather than hours, surgeries and other necessary procedures being delayed and finding a family doctor keeps getting more difficult

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What is the primary focus of the field research in sociology?

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Observing people in their natural social settings

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What is structural-functionalism?

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The sociological theory which emphasizes the functions and interdependence of social structures to maintain stability and order in society

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What does symbolic interactionism focus on?

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Interpreting symbols and face to face interactions

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What is happening with young Canadians today?

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They are devoting less time to school associated extracurricular activities compared to past generations

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What is a drawback of experiments as a sociological research method?

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The difficulty of generalizing the finding to other settings

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What is a key theme in the relation to the potential outcomes of globalization and post-industrialism?

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The unintended consequences and potential downsides

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What are environmental threats from consumerism a challenge to?

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The newfound freedom associated with industrialism and globalization

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How were Canadians viewed up until the 1960s?

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In the conventional view that we were stodgy, peaceful, and deferential to authority

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What is Rationalization?

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The application of efficient means to achieve goals and it’s unintended negative consequences

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Who coined the term Rationalization?

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Max Weber

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What are the downsides of wireless technologies in the context of Rationalization?

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Decreased focus and increased anxiety

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What is one significant consequence of the rationalization process in the production of goods and services in the context if consumerism?

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Increased efficiency and abundance

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What is a social network?

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A set of individuals, organizations, or countries linked by the exchange of resources

25
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What characterizes a primary group in sociology?

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String emotional ties, long lasting interactions and familiarity among members

26
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What does Weber state as more efficient when compared to traditional and charismatic organizations?

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Bureaucracies

27
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What is bystander apathy?

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The act of observing someone in an emergency situation and not offering help

28
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How is a network structure distinguished from traditional bureaucratic structure in organizations?

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Fewer levels of authority, decentralized decision making and multiple lines of communication

29
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What does the term “moral panic” mean?

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Widespread fear that crime poses a grave threat to society’s well being

30
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How do media outlets benefit from moral panic?

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By attracting larger audiences through sensationalized crime stories

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How do the crime prevention and punishment industries benefit from moral panic?

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By providing security-related products and services

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What is the primary goal of politicians who exploit moral panic?

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To use crime to advance their political agendas

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What is moral panic in the context of the incarceration rate and crime rate?

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The phenomenon observed when the incarceration rate increases despite a decrease in crime rates

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What is social mobility?

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The movement of individuals up and down the social hierarchy over time

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What does the intergenerational income mobility index show?

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That a higher value indicates lesser mobility with children’s income closely tied to that of their parents

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What does the modernization theory suggest in reference to global inequality?

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That transferring western culture and capital to poor societies will reduce inequality

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What is the major flaw in the modernization theory according to the dependency theory?

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That it blames the victim rather than the perpetrator of global inequality

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What distinguishes semi-peripheral countries from peripheral counties in the context of global inequality?

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The presence of a strong industrial infrastructure and strategic geopolitical importance

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What is the definition of a nuclear family?

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A family structure with two married parents and their biological or adopted children

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What are traditional gender roles?

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A decision in labour in the traditional nuclear family where the husband is the primary breadwinner and the wife is the primary caregiver and homemaker

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What is a single parent family?

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A family where one parent is the primary caregiver and financial provider

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What contributes to the gender pay gap in the context of family dynamics?

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Increased stress and inequality

43
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What are mixed race families?

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Families where members have different racial backgrounds

44
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What is educational inequality?

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Disparities in access to quality education and educational outcomes among different social groups

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What is educational inequality influenced by?

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Socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity or gender

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What is Symbolic Interactionism in the context of education?

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The sociological perspective that focuses on how individuals through interactions and symboled create and give meaning to their social world

47
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What is the Corporatization of the University?

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The transformation of universities based on a business model, often involving increased reliance on market forces, higher tuition fees, and responsiveness to the demands of the job market

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What is holistic medicine?

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It emphasizes balancing mind, body and environment

49
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What is Facebook?

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A social media platform that boasts 2.74 billion monthly active users

50
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What is network individualism?

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The downside of excessive individualism resulting from excessive use of social media

51
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What is the potential downside of using social media for communication?

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The distractions and and interruptions during traditional social activities

52
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What is globalization a factor contributing to?

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The increased flexibility of self identity

53
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What is happening due to declining adult guidance?

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Young Canadians are spending more time alone after school

54
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What has happened from 2001 to 2016?

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The percentage of young Canadian adults living with parents has increased

55
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How are millennials often characterized in popular culture as?

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Spoiled and entitled

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What economic challenges do many millennials face?

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High student loans and housing affordability

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