SOWK/PSYC Final

Question 1

Master Status:

Answer 1

A social status that frames how others & ourselves see each other.

Question 2

Essentialist Worldview:

Answer 2

Differences exist outside of social processes.
Ex.) Sexual preference

Question 3

Constructivist Worldview:

Answer 3

Differences are created through social processes.
Ex.) Disability

Question 4

1790

Answer 4

First U.S. Census created.

Question 5

1970

Answer 5

Census Bureau begins to allow race to be self-identified.

Question 6

1977

Answer 6

4 racial & 1 ethnic category defined.

Question 7

2000

Answer 7

A person may now identify him/herself as being a member of more than 1 racial group.

Question 8

Aggregating:

Answer 8

The “lumping together” of different groups.

Question 9

Disaggregating:

Answer 9

The fragmenting of those aggregate groups into national-origin elements.

Question 10

Dichotomy:

Answer 10

A division between two things that are or represented as being opposed, mutually exclusive, or entirely different.

Question 11

Stigma:

Answer 11

Being “marked” as bad, unworthy, & polluted because of the category one belongs to.

Question 12

5 Common Stigma Stereotypes:

Answer 12

1. They are presumed to lack values their culture holds dear.
2. They are seen as the problem.
3. They are viewed as lacking self-control.
4. They are portrayed as having too much/little intelligence.
5. They are depicted as both Child-like & Savagely brutal.

Question 13

Ethnicity:

Answer 13

Categorized people placed within their national origin, culture, & heritage.

Question 14

Race:

Answer 14

People classified based on their physical characteristics.

Question 15

(The History of Race) Middle Ages:

Answer 15

Used to refer to breeding stock

Question 16

(The History of Race) 16th Century:

Answer 16

Used by the Spanish & applied to New World peoples, eventually used by English.

Question 17

(The History of Race) 18th Century:

Answer 17

Term is elevated as a major symbol by European Scholars to express differentiation from the “norm”.

Question 18

(The History of Race) 20th Century:

Answer 18

Scientists begin to find that physical features could be changed by environment & nutrition.

Question 19

(The History of Race) 21st Century:

Answer 19

The Human Genome Project finds that humans share 99.9% of all genetic material.

Question 20

The “One-Drop” Rule:

Answer 20

The thought that a person with any traceable African heritage should classify themselves as black.

Question 21

People vs. Hall:

Answer 21

An example of the white/non-white dichotomy in action.

Question 22

Kinship:

Answer 22

Identity based on one’s father.

Question 23

Occupation:

Answer 23

Identity based on one’s contributions.

Question 24

Social Position:

Answer 24

Identity based on one’s role in society.

Question 25

Religious Community:

Answer 25

Identity based on one’s beliefs.

Question 26

Privilege:

Answer 26

Master Statuses that provide advantage, making life easier, & safer.

Question 27

Socioeconomic Status:

Answer 27

Placement within the “classes” of society.

Question 28

Discreditable:

Answer 28

Stigma that may be hidden.

Question 29

Discredited:

Answer 29

Stigma is immediately apparent & visible.

Question 30

Microagressions:

Answer 30

Unintentional actions that cause harm.