Test Number Two Flashcards
What does social stratification do?
Creates inequality.
How many classes are there in Canada?
5 Upper Class Upper Middle Class Lower Middle Class Working class Underclass
Is social mobility possible?
It is not theoretically possible
What is the difference between caste and class?
A caste is something you are born into and it is a closed system. A class is based on birth and individual achievement and is argued to be open.
What is a dominant ideology?
The ideas, attitudes, values, beliefs, and culture of the ruling class in a society; usually also the function of these in validating the status quo.
Who is the key theorist in Functionalism?
Herbert Spencer or Emilie Durkheim.
What is an organic analogy?
The comparison of capitalist stratification to a living organism.
What is one of the underlying characteristics of Institutions?
They are independent in the form however most institutions are intertwined and work together.
What is the importance of roles?
Individual roles have a function within the division of labour.
What is meritocracy?
Meritocracy is a social system in which advancement in society is based on an. individual’s capabilities and merits rather than on the basis of family, wealth, or social. background
What is important about the Davis-Moore thesis?
The Davis-Moore thesis states that social inequality serves two necessary functions:
1) Instills in “proper” individuals the desire to fill certain social positions
2) Instills in those assigned to fulfill those positions the desire to complete their duties and responsibilities
Who are the key theorists in conflict theory?
Karl Marx, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Ralf Dahrendrof.
What is alienation?
Generally, the separation of things that naturally belong together. According to Marx, workers become alienated from the product they make, the process of production, other workers, and themselves.
What is power?
power According to Weber, the chance that a person or group can realize its own will in a communal action, even against the resistance of others participating in the same action. The idea is based on a person’s or group’s economic class, social status, and party.
What is inequality?
Social inequality is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society.
What is a means of production?
The means that are used to produce all goods and services.
What is false contiousness?
False consciousness denotes people’s inability to recognize inequality, oppression, and exploitation in a capitalist society because of the prevalence within it of views that naturalize and legitimize the existence of social classes.
What can we say about equality/inequality in sociology?
That it is institutionalized.
Why can we describe Social Interactionism as Micro?
It focuses on the daily face-to-face interactions that people have.
Name 2 of the 4 stages of role taking.
The role taking stage (pretending to be other people)
The game stage (No longer “play”. )
What is significant about the looking glass self?
That we develop our self-image through the symbolic cues we receive from others.
What is the dramaturgical concept by Goffman?
Goffman’s theory that social life is like a stage and individuals are actors on it, performing roles for others.
Who are the key feminist theorists?
Dorothy Smith and bell hooks.
Define patriarchy.
The system of male domination in society.
Define 2nd shift.
Those who have full time jobs outside of their home often work another “shift” when they get home.
Define intersectionality.
Crenshaw’s term for the study of how various
dimensions of inequality can combine.
Define family from the functionalist theory.
Well defined roles reduce confusion in a society. Men play the instrumental role while women play the expressive role.
Define family from the conflict theory.
Focuses on the importance of power within the family. Power relations emerged, meaning men had control over the family. There is also concern over the unequa distribution of resources.
Define extended family.
Two or more generations of a family living in the same household or in close proximity to one another; often contrasted with the nuclear family.
Define cohabitation.
The state of a heterosexual or homosexual couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being legally married.
Define monogamy.
An exclusive relationship between two people (one
man and one woman, two women, or two men).`
What was significant with Melvin Khan’s findings?
That families reproduce existing inequalities among SES. Middle class mothers socialize the ability to be self directed while working class mothers socialize obedience.
