Sociology - Unit 3 Quiz

this refers to the disparity between women's and men's earnings

20% of the population that lives just above to just below the poverty line.

What is a difference between caste systems and slavery?

This refers to the process of treating people as if they were things, not human beings.

group whose members are disadvantaged by physical or cultural characteristics.

this refers to those who are poor, seldom employed and experience long term deprivation.

group of people distinguished primarily on the basis of cultural characteristics or origin

an individual's preference for emotional-sexual relationships with the same sex

What dimension did Weber NOT use to define one's social class?

a negative attitude based on faulty generalizations about members of racial/ethnic groups.

social organization in which cultural/political/economic structures are controlled by women

attitudes/behavior/activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and learned

The term "race" has little biological meaning

term for the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on the control of resources

The U.S. upper class includes what percentage of the population according to Gilbert/Kahl?

The systematic killing of millions of Jews by the Nazi's is an example of this

the biological and anatomical differences between males and females

In which class is status based on access to and ownership of resources?

In South Africa, the caste system is based on

a person's perception of the self as female or male.

gender is not important to our self-concept until we reach puberty

a category of people who have been singled out as inferior or superior based on attributes

Caste systems exists today in places like

Which is not typically shared by ethnic groups?

The model of the American class system is based on the work of

people who are disappointed trying to achieve a goal will respond with aggression to others.

according to functionalists, the division of labor in society is ___ because men are stronger.

In 2009, the wealthiest 20 percent received roughly what percentage of the income pie?

team mascots that depict Native Americans doing the "tomahawk" chop are examples of

one-on-one acts by members of the dominant group to harm members of the subordinate group.

the tendency to regard one's own culture and group as the standard, making others inferior

extreme form of stratification in which people are owned by others

attitudes,beliefs,and practices justifying the treatment of a racial/ethnic group over another

race was first classified on the U.S. census as

the socially and culturally constructed differences between females and males.

According to Weber, the class of skilled, semiskilled, and unskilled workers

racist behavior that may be hidden from sight and more difficult to prove

actions or practices of the dominant group that negatively impacts the subordinate group.

the term "redskin" is offensive because it refers to

gender appropriate behavior is

"Children learn prejudice from their social environment" is basically what theory?

showing favoritism toward one gender over the other.

a group that is advantaged by greater power and access to resources.

the subordination of one sex, usually female, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex

This refers to a classification that reflects factors such as income, occupation, and education

system of social organization where cultural/political/economic structures controlled by men

an individuals preference for emotional-sexual relationships with the opposite/same sex or both

Max Webers term referring to the extent to which individuals have access to important resources

writing racist graffiti in a team's locker room is an example of ________ racism

Who developed an approach to social stratification that reflects wealth, prestige and power?