Week 3 Flashcards
ideas or bodies of thought that offer guidance
ideologies
systems of ideas that explain a phenomenon
theories
patterns or models that provide a conceptual framework
paradigms
the issue on which people take a moral position in order to improve society
cause
the day-to-day effort to provide services
function
one variation of the ideology of individual responsibility. Social welfare in America has been much influenced by this ideology
blaming the victim
This ideology asserts that some people are born poor and socialized to remain poor.
culture of poverty
This view holds that one’s heredity predetermines, or at least strongly influences, the level of social and economic position a person achieves.
biological determinism
Those in positions of power use the institutions of the social welfare system to control and direct the behavior of the needy.
social control
the idea that a handful of people control the policies that govern all of society
elite power theory
A theory that examines social life with the goal of evaluating the US social order and the ways in which power and domination affect people’s lives.
critical theory
The production era of industrialization that lasted from the 1950s to the 1970s ended, and the nation entered a new economic period based on services.
postindustrial era
the increasing connectedness of the world’s economy
globalization
When those who are dominant in a society define a group’s characteristics and determine the group’s value.
social construction
a way of viewing the world that combines deconstruction, self-reflection, and praxis, or social action.
critical analysis
