Review for Final-Ch. 8-11, 14 (pp. 490-503), 15 (pp. 528-534)
Ch. 8- Social Stratification
Systems of stratification-class, caste; definition of stratification; ideology; life chances;
social mobility; functionalist theory-Davis-Moore; conflict theory, “dirty work”, Weberwealth, power, prestige, conspicuous consumption, measurement of class-education,
occupation, income, SES; explanations of poverty-Oscar Lewis-“blaming the victim”culture of poverty (short-term hedonism, inability to delay gratification, devaluing of
education) vs structural causes of poverty (minimum wage, downsizing,
deindustrialization, globalization); feminization of poverty; absolute vs relative poverty;
poverty line; occupational prestige-factors contributing to occupational prestige, high
status occupations
Ch. 14-Politics and the Economy, pp. 490-503
Wilson’s views of inner-city poverty; Ehrenreich’s research (p. 494);
Deindustrialization-work dominated by service and information rather than
manufacturing
Ch. 9-Race and Ethnicity
Difference between race and ethnicity; characteristics of minority groups; difference
between prejudice and discrimination; patterns of intergroup relations: pluralism,
assimilation, melting pot vs Anglo assimilation; largest minority group in the U.S.; racial
profiling; functionalist, conflict theory, contact hypothesis, income and wealth
Ch. 10- Sex & Gender
Gender roles; socialization: family, school, mass media, work; patriarchy; matriarchy;
functionalist and conflict views on gender roles; Margaret Mead’s research; Sadker’s
research; Hochschild’s research, glass ceiling
Ch. 15-The Body, Medicine, Health, and Health Care, pp. 528-535
Health as a social issue; social class and health, race and health, “Latino paradox”, best
predictor of health (whether or not you are wealthy), increase in life expectancy due to
social reforms, gender and health, country with longest life expectancy-Japan
Ch. 11-Family
Definition of marriage & family; types of marriage-monogamy, polygamy, polyandry,
etc; types of families-nuclear, extended; recent changes in family households-smaller,
decreased births among married women, people living longer; functions and dysfunctions
of romantic love; functions of the family; causes of divorce; who gets divorced;
alternatives to the traditional family: single-parent (U.S. has highest rate of single parent
families), blended & step-families (30% of U.S. children will live in step-families),
cohabitation (4% of U.S, households are made-up of cohabitating couples), etc.
functionalist, conflict and interactionist approach to understanding the family