sociology

class consciousness

What do sociologists call awareness of our own and others' class statuses?

crime

What do we call norm violations that are codified into law?

disenfranchised

What is it called when a government bars an individual, either temporarily or permanently, from voting?

education

What is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to it members?

internal colonialism

The exploitation of a minority group within the dominant group's political borders is called:

instrumental

The family member who is task driven, breadwinning, and authoritative is taking the

authoritarianism

A political system that denies ordinary people participation or representation in their government is called?

racism

A set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial or ethnic group compared to another is:

women in private sphere and men in the work place

According to Friedrich Engels, how do capitalists benefit from a patriarchal system?

expressive role

According to Talcott Parsons and other functionalists, which role are women better suited for?

How is patriarchy defined?

literally meaning the "rule of the father", a male- dominated society

Why do critics object to school vouchers?

they do not improve public education

independent sector

What is the group of nonprofit organizations that are designed to run as cost effectively as possible and to direct any earnings back into the causes they support called?

social class

What system of stratification is commonly used in capitalist societies?

instrumental and expressive

What two roles did the structuralist Talcott Parsons identify within the family?

it begins early and continues throughout our lives

When does gender role socialization begin

discrimination

An action or behavior that results in the unequal treatment of an individual because of his membership in a racial or ethnic group is called

union

An association of workers who organize to improve their economic status and working conditions is called

transnational corporation

Firms that purposely transcend national borders so that their products can be manufactured at sites all over the world are called:

prostitution and runaways

For what two categories of crime are women more likely to be arrested than men?

boys get more favored and girls get better grades

How do teachers treat boys and girls differently?

smoking

In terms of health and life expectancy, what is "the great equalizer"?

criminal justice system

In the United States, legislatures, police, courts, and prisons make up the:

agriculture revolution

New innovations in farming like mechanized seed spreaders and new techniques of crop rotation were part of what macro-level social change?

special interest group

Organizations formed expressly to raise and spend money in order to influence elected officials are called

essentialists

People who see gender as immutable and deriving solely from biology are called

charter schools

Public schools that are run by private entities are called

early college high schools

Schools that blend high school and college are called:

feminism

Social movements organized around a belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes are called:

knowledge

Someone who works primarily with information and develops or uses knowledge in the workplace is called

resistant strategies

Tactics that let workers take back some degree of control over the conditions in which they work are called

globalization

The cultural and economic changes that result from dramatic increases in international trade and exchange are called:

socialism

The economic system based on collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods and services is called

association theory

The idea that individuals learn to be deviant by interacting with others who are already deviant is called

politics

The methods and tactics of managing a political entity are called

social learning

The process of learning behavior and meanings through social interaction is called

gender identity

The roles, traits, and behaviors that are associated with a particular gender are called

tracking

When students are tested, and the test results are used to place them in a certain category of classes (remedial, advanced, college prep, etc.), this process is called

England

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

depression

Which of the following disorders occurs more often in women than in men?

meritocracy

Which of the following is a form of stratification in which all positions are awarded on the basis of merit?

boys

Who is most likely to be mocked by their peers for violating gender norms?

women are thought to be weak and need protection

Why are female runaways more likely to be reported as missing by their parents?