Test #2

Question 1

What are the Main terms that explain Sex discrimination?

Answer 1

Wage gap, Inequality within markets, cultural sexism, Hegemonic masculinity

Question 2

What are the Main terms that describe Racial inequality?

Answer 2

Marginilization, Diffuse discrimination, Inequality witin labor markets, Assumption of Black criminality.

Question 3

What are the Main terms that describe Poverty?

Answer 3

Social wage, Public good, Welfare, Social Gradation of health. Poverty line, Inequality within labor markets

Question 4

What are the Main terms that describe Income Inequality?

Answer 4

Trickle down economics, the vicious cycle, Domination v exploitation, Class sesseciaon,, Oppurtunity hoarding, Finacialiazation of the economy.

Question 5

What are the Main terms that describe Health care problem?

Answer 5

Moral hazard, Public good, Medicare, Medicad, Financialization of economy, Social Gradtion of health, social stressors/cortisol. Pribate insureance

Question 6

What isWage Gap?

Answer 6

Structures of disadvantages in pay scale

Question 7

What is Inequality within markets?

Answer 7

Dramatic increase in inequality has occured at the top of the pay scale among managers and proffesionals. Many jobs in the american economy pay only povert level wages problem of working poor

Question 8

What is Cultural sexism?

Answer 8

Unjustified negative behavior against women as a part of a social category

Question 9

What is Hegemonic masculinity?

Answer 9

The concept that society is based and founded on masclinity, devalues any opresence of femone traits at all.

Question 10

What is Mariniliztion?

Answer 10

A situation in which a person in one way or another, unable to get access to the necesarry means to acquire a basic livelihood

Question 11

What is Diffuse discrimination?

Answer 11

Discriinatory acgtion that is not directlly backed by legal powers of the state Includes a wide range of specic practices such as, employers not hiring or promoting certain racial groups, banks not gvining loans to minorities, etc

Question 12

What is Asumption of black criminality?

Answer 12

The assumption that a person coming from tghe black commuity has a crominal record or is at higher risk t do something deviant

Question 13

What is the War on Drugs?

Answer 13

Policy implemented by noxon along with other presidents to get tough on crime and incracerate those who illegally use drugs. Shown not to work, and disproportiately affgects the black community

Question 14

In relation to Poverty what is the Social Wage?

Answer 14

The services provided by social institutions. The amenities provided witin a social from public funds. IE park, communitie centers, healthcare, in state university tuition.

Question 15

In relation to Poverty what is Welfare?

Answer 15

The provision of a minimal level of well being and social support for all citizens, sometimes refered to as public aid. (this is mostly used by midle class americans, poor welfare programs targert poor people, unconditional basic income should solve this)

Question 16

In relation to Poverty what is Poverty Line?

Answer 16

Standard family income threshold set by each state, officially classifying a family as poor and entitled to welfare assistance.

Question 17

What is stratification?

Answer 17

State of being divided innto categories such as class, race or gender

Question 18

What is Domination V exploitation?

Answer 18

Domination- Ability to control activities of others

Exploitation- The aquisation of economic benefits from the laboring activitiy of those who are dominated

Question 19

In relation to Domination what does this mean more extensivly?

Answer 19

There is an advantaged group whose material advantage depends on the deprivation of a disadvantaged group and the exclusion of that disadvantadged group from access to resources

Question 20

What is Trickle down economics?

Answer 20

The idea that giving preferintial economic treatment to the wealthy instead of the government will encourage more money to move in the economy. If wealthy have money it will trickle down

Question 21

What is class secession?

Answer 21

when wealthier people remove themselves from using public services and there by weakening their desire to contribute to such services

Question 22

What is Cultural sexism?

Answer 22

Unjustified negative behaviors against women as part of a social category

Question 23

What is Driving while black?

Answer 23

Racial profiling done by nefarious police officers which result in the unecesarry charges being placed on black men.

Question 24

What is Moral Hazard?

Answer 24

Fear people will over use, A situation in which there is no incentive to worry about the costs since someone else is paying the bill

Question 25

What is Medicare?

Answer 25

Government aid that provides medical services to people 65 and over. In special cases can serve people under 65

Question 26

What is medicad?

Answer 26

A joint federal and state program that helps low income individials or families pay the costs for associated long term medical and custodial care, provided they qualify. State costs may vary

Question 27

What is Hegemonic Masculinity?

Answer 27

The concept that society is based and founded on masculinity. Devalues and presence of femine traits at all.

Question 28

What is Deindustrialization?

Answer 28

Process of social a nd economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region.

Question 29

What is the Vicious cycle?

Answer 29

Wage stagnation- workers buy less- companies downsize- tax revenues decrease- gov cuts programs- workers less Educ- Unemployment increae- Growth decrease

Question 30

What is the Virtuous cycle?

Answer 30

Productivity grows- workers buy more- companies hire more- tax revenues increase- gov invests more- workers better educated-

Question 31

What is Oppurtunity Hoarding?

Answer 31

Specilzation that gives people advantages that are only in that type of work. EX: a college graduate having the skill needed to fill a job by a college graduate.

Question 32

What is another problem with Healthcare in relation to Power?

Answer 32

Power and Opposition of Insurance and big pharma companies.

Question 33

In relation to the Us what are our health care ranks in 1. infant deaths per 1,000 live births 2. life expectancy

Answer 33

1. 35th

2. 34th in life expectancy at birth for both sexes

Question 34

In relation to healthcare, what is the problem with Private insurance?

Answer 34

Insurance companies make more money by selling insurance to people who are healthy

Question 35

Insurance companies make more money by selling insurance to people who are healthy, What does this mean?

Answer 35

They increase their profit by refusing in sure people with exsisting health problem and by refusing to renew insurance once a person gets sick

Question 36

What hbas to be done to gauretee universal healthcare?

Answer 36

Require all people to buy insurance. This is called a mandate

Question 37

The market for health v market for treatment is what?

Answer 37

The healthcare market is a market where competition leads to HIGHER prices instead of lower.

Question 38

What is Financialization of the economy?

Answer 38

-Financial markets dominate over traditional markets. IE big insurance markets and pharma markets dominate.

Question 39

In relation to poverty why is Social wage the right answer?

Answer 39

Because if healthcare is provided they need less income to live above poverty. If public transportation is proided less need for cars, If community centers and parks are built, less money spent on recreation. Education provided= job security

Question 40

What does capitalism inherently do?

Answer 40

capitalism, inherently generates high concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic structure and high levels of serious economic deprivation at the bottom.

Question 41

in relation to caitalism whar do marjkets do?

Answer 41

rewards the winners. punishes the losers