Sociology l Final test

Social media usage focuses on Influence, Social Relations and Social Activism

Extended families expand the nuclear family "vertically" by adding spouses

All Canadian provinces and territories have laws determining how spouses will share assets after divorce

Early socialization helps the sense of self start taking shape

Sociological Imagination-the minds ability to see the connection between personal problems and social forces

Live music is sometimes part of social movement events to attract others who are not yet involved

Social stratification-organization of society into layers/strata reflecting the hierarchical structures of class&status

Mass media favour the interests of dominatant classes and political groups

Women's income usually rises after divorce while men's usually falls after divorce

Max Weber researched the influence of social solidarity on the risk of suicide

The age group in Canada showing the highest level of suicides is ages 20 - 30

The public school system  is responsible for primary socialization

Norms vary widely and deviance is relative

Overrepresent of Indigenous peoples in Canada's prisons - 1 reason: Indigenous peoples don't want to follow the law

Technological determinism states that technology makes our personal decisions for us.

People are poor because they prefer to be unemployed

Functions of mass media include cleaning the environment

Socialization=socially transmitted practices, languages, symbols, beliefs, values, ideologies, and material objects

A definition of poverty will mean that politicians can alter social assistance benefits to help those in poverty

Traditional nuclear family-a nuclear family = the husband works outside the home for $ & the wife works without pay

The main factors for media growth are religious, environmental and economic

Normal accident -accidents occur inevitably but unpredictably because modern technology is so complex

In Canada mass media is owned by 2 dozen families

Stereotypes support helpful interactions

Weber studies classes to understand strata. More property means higher class

Polygamy is about additing one or more spouses to the household unit, often female spouses (horizontal)

Deviance is a departure from a norm when no-one notices

Examples of high culture include ballet and Burger King takeout

The building blocks of Sociology consist of

Society is defined by a number of people who interact, usually in a defined territory and share a culture

Popular culture is consumed by all classes

Dominant culture helps people create more equality

Self-fulfilling prophesy states that " situations we define as real, become real in their consequences."

Microstructures-the level of social structure that focuses on intimate face to face interactions

Environmental racism- many environmental dangers placed where disadvantaged,&especially disadv. racial minorities live

The internet allows individuals to be autonomous & creative; also increase opportunities for corporations & authorities

Informal punishment is a harsh sanction delivered during face-to-face interaction

A social network is a bounded set of units linked by the exchange of material or emotional resources

According to global warming, the earth is cooling down

All people in the world have access to sanitary water

A child who always hears that they are lazy stops helping out - really becomes lazy. This is a self-fulfilling prophesy.

There are zero examples of environmental racism in Canada

According to Durkheim, playing the sick role involves seeking competent help

Court orders do NOT guarantee that the non-custodial parent will pay child support

Socialization is the process of spending much time with friends

Life expectancy is how long pregnancy lasts

Surveys ask people about their knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

The following forms of capital are factors in economic success: cultural, social and human

The lower the inequality is in a country, the more healthy the population is

Nuclear family - a cohabiting man&woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship&have at least 1 child

Socialization begins soon after birth

Deviance and crime are NOT socially constructed

Bystander Apathy: People observe someone in an emergency but do not offer help.

The tendency to judge other cultures exclusively by the standards of your own culture.

Worldwide access to the internet is 100%

The recidivism rate refers to the individual doing crime again

Environmental Racism-the tendency for hazardous waste sites&pollution industries to be located near marganilized groups

Healthy populations experience less illness and longer life than unhealthy populations

More women than men do jobs that involve substantial amounts of emotion labour.

Sociology-the systematic study of  human behaviour and the brain

Secondary groups influence people to conform more than Primary groups do.

High culture is consumed by