University of Delaware Soci 201 Exam 1

Childbirth rate is _____ what it was in 1909

1/2

White men are _______ times more likely to commit suicide than black women

12

What is the DE suicide rate?

13.5/100,000

whites have a ____ times greater suicide rate than blacks

3

__________ is a social status that must, in a society, be categorized by _____________________ (Peter Berger)

Race, a particular category

scientific knowledge is evidence of what?

a larger social truth

Le suicide

a way Durkheim used social facts to find patterns with defining characteristics of countries

lesbian couples: a. b. c. d.

a. live in less urban areas (work in rural environments) b. live in single homes c. impact gentrification first then leave d. 27% of females raise children (11% men)

why is recognizing interdependence so crucial?

actions effect other and so on, on larger scale ex: in economics for one to have a lot of money that mean one has to have less

what is social status the link between

agency and social structure, it gives a stability to everyday social life

How did Anthony Giddens define society

as "a cluster, or system, of institutionalized modes of conduct"; we're looking for repeated patterns in behavior

What reveals how we make sense of the world?

assumptions about others' social positions

How can suicide be understood?

by social factors

We all fit into __________ that determine our _______________

categories, social outcomes

Marriage rates have ________ throughout the years in the U.S.

declined

Discrimination is ________________ but ____________ are still highly _______________ over other races

declining, blacks, segregated

what do our positions in social structure give us?

different oppurtunities

What rates follow the same trend as marriage rates?

divorce rates

Childbirth has gone ______ in the U.S. over time

down

why have marriage rates declined?

economics, work

What is the main reason for the decline in birthrates?

education

The more ____________ you have the more likely you are to support same sex marriage

education (in terms of degree)

gender

expression/ performance; what you say, how you act what you do

What did Emile Durkheim Believe?

external social focuses guide our lives; "...I perform duties which are defined externally to myself and my acts, in law and custom." our "individual" actions are really products of a collective continuousness; "It is a group condition repeated in the individual because it is imposed on him. It is to be found in each part because is exists in the whole, rather than because it exists in the parts."

how do we form social truths?

from social norms learned from society

support for same sex partners: in 1909 we see the first gap in ______ support

gender

_______ is one of things that most navigate our lives, and example of how this is a bad thing

gender gendering intelligence, young girls tend to find males more intelligent than themselves because of stereotypes in society.

What does Peter Berger argue for?

general patterns in particular categories of people

marriage is known as a universal _______________

good

What does Mills believe about student debt?

he would call student debt as a public issue not a private issue -individuals are structured by society inertia to go to college regardless of debt accumulated

We are often born into _________ such as having access to health care, and these things give us different opportunities based on what we are born into _____ or _______ . These things we often cannot change and affect our everyday lives.

hidden privileges poverty or wealth

environmental racism (brule and pellow)

how different ethnic groups have different chances in life ex: neighborhood effects life expectancy

what kind of questions do we need to ask ourselves when studying soci?

how do our ideas differ from others social location; how our identities (gender, race, class, sexual orientation, age) structure our lives

social location

how your identities, gender, race, class, sexual orientation intersect and structure you

scientific and practical knowledge are both ___________ but they are not the ____________

important, same

what is an example of cultural inertia?

in US it is normal to go to college to get at least a bachelors degree.

how are our identities expressed?

in terms of our standing in society

there has been an ____________ in support for same sex marriage across both races

increase

Galla pole data shows what?

increase support for recognition in same sex marriage

individuals and society are ____________, yet society is greater than the ___________________________

inseperable, individuals that make it up

what did the gender intelligence research study reveal?

kids believe that men are more intelligent than women, young girls are socialized to believe boys are more intelligent than girls

scientific knowledge

knowledge that is systematic and comprehensive

practical knowledge

knowledge that the actor uses to approach their social world, "common sense," is based on your own experience (diff for everyone), what works for one person may not work for others

general mary jane legalization trends, and what does this trend tell us?

liberals and conservatives likewise have increasing support for legalization. This shows as a society we want more control over our bodies regardless of age political affiliation etc.

how do we practice mindful skepticism

look for and consider alternative views be a smart "consumer" of media, data, and facts

What type of individual had the greatest suicide rates?

male, white, wealthy

__________ are more likely to be negatively effected by the justice system than _________

minorities, whites

is practical knowledge a universal for of knowledge?

no

tolerate uncertainty

not all questions have answers

Durkheim's views on social facts

observing social statuses reveals patterns in social behaviors and circumstances, something larger than any one individual

things to consider when studying soci?

open mind practice mindful skepticism recognize interdependence ask questions about us socially constructed "truths" tolerate uncertainty racial disparities recognize cultural inertia practical v. scientific knowledge

non binary is an ______________ to social definitions

open resistance

social cues being visible is vital for... and what is an example of breaking these cues

organization of society -the nonbinary movement and taking gender away from bathrooms

what is practical knowledge limited by?

our own social orbits

social facts

patterns in social structures

cohort effect

people carry the same values throughout their lives

Krystan argues

people may not choose neighborhoods of diversity not because they are racist, but because people associate neighborhoods w/ more african americans with lower quality (lower house values, worse upkeep, higher crime rates) -example of this being an issue is banks warning home owners of moving to these neighborhoods as a risky investment.

fence line communities

people of low social economic status have more env hazards which has a pos correlation to poor health ex living near major highways or exposure to radiation

What do Angela Dass's photos reveal about race?

people share similar skin tones but different race

what determines race?

peoples skin tones

you "________" gender

perform

scientific knowledge may differ from your own ______________

practical knowledge

what connects you to others

race, age, body/weight/height,gender, dress/style

What are some things we as individuals share with others?

religion, knowledge, biographies

Non-whites believe what when it comes to same-sex marriage?

same-sex marriage does not work for them anyway, so why support it?

social truths are...

self-evident

social roles

social expectations associated with social status

social status

social position you occupy (social roles)

what are emile durkheim's views on society

society exists above the sum of its parts

what does society help us recognize in terms of our own invisible/hidden privileges

society helps us recognize how things we are born with affect our life chances in a society that privileges some identities over others

What does Emile Durkheim argue?

society is a group condition repeated in the individual because it is imposed on him. the whole is greater than the part that make it up and therefore we can generalize how groups act IN SUMMARY: group matter more than the people that make it up

scientific knowledge tried to relate to __________ rather than __________

society, individuals

social is _____________

spacial

General social survey (GSS)

survey of american adult attitudes about a variety of topics over time

Dean argues what?

that there is a decoupling of masculinity from sexuality

Why does education cause birthrates to decline?

the longer you are in school,and the longer you prolong the start of a family the less children you have

social facts

the patterns in society

There has been a greater increase in what race rather than the other when it comes to same sex couples?

there has been a greater increase in white support than black support

what is the dilemma with making assumptions about others social positions

these assumptions exert external forces on others about who or what they are ex is we are constantly judging those around us based on the social cues they give us.

Assumptions about others social conditions are based on what?

they are based on commonly accepted social designations

how are social designations creates/assigned

they are created externally for you by society, you are not born with them

keep an open mind because...

things are often more complex than they seem

race and skin tone is used...

to split us and represent an indicator of wealth and social opportunities , and although these assumptions are false they shape us

non-binary

umbrella terms intended to encompass individuals who feel that the term male and female/ man and woman are insufficient to describe the way they feel about their gender and/or the way they they outwardly present it

Ghanziani on " Lesbian Geographies"

we live in areas governed by society

how do we recognize interdependence

we need to recognize the social system in which interdependence occurs recognize that individual actions impact others

racial disparities

wealth gap, how race defines wealth

what do social designations/ social statuses help us reveal?

when identified and examined they allow us to reveal social patterns and social form

what type of individual is most likely to support same sex marriage?

white, women, higher education

___________ have always had a higher support for same sex marriage. (race)

whites

why is the visibility of social position so important?

who we are shapes our everyday interactions, the most prevalent is gender

Assumption about who and what you are

who you are is what you are and what you are is defined by society

What gender shows the most support for same sex couples?

women

___________ are less likely to commit suicide than __________. (gender)

women, men

socio-genetic

you embody social designations, comes from society, always a reflection of the possibilities that society gives you- presence or absence of identity always relative to societal definitions

what do you need to do in order to be socially recognizable?

you need to fill out what society "made you" otherwise you are unrecognizable to society

practical knowledge vs scientific knowledge

you only know how to perform everyday cell phone tasks, you don't know how it works