Unit 10 Questions Flashcards
Which theory argues that no one group has more power than other groups and this forces competing groups to work together and compromise?
Which theory argues that there is a power elite that has more power than other groups and use this power to influence important institutions in society?
Define Social Closure and identify the three forms of capital:
Define command posts and explain the way interlocks and the revolving door contribute to creating coordinated networks among elites.
What is ethnographic research?
Distinguish objectified, institutional, and embodied cultural capital.
Distinguish economic, social, and cultural capital.
Explain what Lauren Rivera was studying when observing doormen at night clubs.
What does the term ‘fit’ mean? How does it help us understand the value of cultural capital?
Define the term hegemonic ideology. Explain how elites use hegemonic ideologies to reproduce their power over time.
How does Rivera’s findings help us understand the way culture is used to exclude?
Discuss how the Protestant work ethic is used as a hegemonic ideology and how it influences people in their life decisions.
How are hegemonic ideologies learned through messages included in books, films, and other forms of media?
Explain the ideology of individualism and collectivism.
Explain the benefits of individualism and why this ideology is problematic when it is used as a hegemonic ideology.
