SOC 323 Final Exam Study Guide With
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Cinethetic Racism - ANSWER characterized by the presence of more non-
whites, interracial cooperation, and the superficial empowerment of historically
marginalized people, which actually misrepresents the extent of racial progress
in society
Deviant - ANSWER Departing from the social norm
Controlling Images - ANSWER A term introduced by Patricia Hill Collins that
refers to the stereotypical images found throughout society that are a major
instrument of power as they work to make racism, sexism, and poverty normal
and natural
Minstrel Shows - ANSWER The most popular form of entertainment between the
1830s and 1910, designed to appeal to white audiences, who flocked to see
white performers blacken their skin with burnt cork and exaggerate their lips
with red makeup to portray black characters, or at least black characters in the
white imagination.
Conflict Theory - ANSWER The idea that conflict between competing interests is
the basic, animating force of social change and society in general.
Racial Frame - ANSWER organized set of racial ideas, narratives, stereotypes,
images, emotions, and inclinations to discriminate
Racial Profiling - ANSWER When race is the primary reason for a person to come
under police officer suspicion.
Pretextual Traffic Stops - ANSWER When police stop someone for a minor traffic
violation and then use the stop to search for drugs.
Prison Industrial Complex - ANSWER The interconnectedness of politicians,
government, and private industry and and the incentives associated with a
commitment to increasing spending on the prison industry.
War on Drugs Political Movement - ANSWER a.) The greatest factor contributing
to prison populationb.) Very high sentencing rates of black men has is parallel to
drug use in the black communityc.) The Reagan administration declared "War
on Drugs" in 1982
, Hidden Tax - ANSWER Taxes that are imposed on a transaction such as using a
phone, renting a car and purchasing gasoline rather than a person or business.
Many individuals don't realize they are actually paying hidden fees.
Voting Restriction - ANSWER Poll taxes, literacy test, grandfather clause,
property requirements aimed at disenfranchising black voters
GI Bill - ANSWER Law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and
pay for higher educations like college.
Sundown Town - ANSWER A town that keeps out African Americans (or Mexican
Americans or Chinese Americans) by posting signs warning them to leave by
sundown, and by other methods such as police intimidation.
Racial Wealth & Wage Gap - ANSWER Gap in wealth between whites and people
of color
White workers earn more than nonwhite workers even when controlling for
education, skills, and experience.
Deindustrialization - ANSWER Manufacturing jobs moved from northern and
midwestern cities to the non unionized South or to Third World locations to take
advantage of cheaper labor
Statistical Discrimination - ANSWER the practice of making judgments about the
quality of people, goods, or services based on the characteristics of the groups
to which they belong
Whiteopias - ANSWER Towns that are whiter than the nation as a whole.
Homogeneity - ANSWER The quality or state of being all the same or all of the
same kind - uniformity.
Social Reproduction Theory - ANSWER The study of myriad ways that societies
reproduce their status hierarchies, particularly class hierarchies.
Critical Race Theory - ANSWER Social scientific theoretical position that
focuses on a critical examination of society and culture; is particularly
interested in the intersection of race, law, and culture and the ways ideologies
of assimilation and color-blindness actually help perpetuate white dominance
rather than eliminate it; CRTs argue that racism is an ordinary aspect of our
society.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - ANSWER 1954 - The Supreme Court
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are
inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
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Cinethetic Racism - ANSWER characterized by the presence of more non-
whites, interracial cooperation, and the superficial empowerment of historically
marginalized people, which actually misrepresents the extent of racial progress
in society
Deviant - ANSWER Departing from the social norm
Controlling Images - ANSWER A term introduced by Patricia Hill Collins that
refers to the stereotypical images found throughout society that are a major
instrument of power as they work to make racism, sexism, and poverty normal
and natural
Minstrel Shows - ANSWER The most popular form of entertainment between the
1830s and 1910, designed to appeal to white audiences, who flocked to see
white performers blacken their skin with burnt cork and exaggerate their lips
with red makeup to portray black characters, or at least black characters in the
white imagination.
Conflict Theory - ANSWER The idea that conflict between competing interests is
the basic, animating force of social change and society in general.
Racial Frame - ANSWER organized set of racial ideas, narratives, stereotypes,
images, emotions, and inclinations to discriminate
Racial Profiling - ANSWER When race is the primary reason for a person to come
under police officer suspicion.
Pretextual Traffic Stops - ANSWER When police stop someone for a minor traffic
violation and then use the stop to search for drugs.
Prison Industrial Complex - ANSWER The interconnectedness of politicians,
government, and private industry and and the incentives associated with a
commitment to increasing spending on the prison industry.
War on Drugs Political Movement - ANSWER a.) The greatest factor contributing
to prison populationb.) Very high sentencing rates of black men has is parallel to
drug use in the black communityc.) The Reagan administration declared "War
on Drugs" in 1982
, Hidden Tax - ANSWER Taxes that are imposed on a transaction such as using a
phone, renting a car and purchasing gasoline rather than a person or business.
Many individuals don't realize they are actually paying hidden fees.
Voting Restriction - ANSWER Poll taxes, literacy test, grandfather clause,
property requirements aimed at disenfranchising black voters
GI Bill - ANSWER Law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and
pay for higher educations like college.
Sundown Town - ANSWER A town that keeps out African Americans (or Mexican
Americans or Chinese Americans) by posting signs warning them to leave by
sundown, and by other methods such as police intimidation.
Racial Wealth & Wage Gap - ANSWER Gap in wealth between whites and people
of color
White workers earn more than nonwhite workers even when controlling for
education, skills, and experience.
Deindustrialization - ANSWER Manufacturing jobs moved from northern and
midwestern cities to the non unionized South or to Third World locations to take
advantage of cheaper labor
Statistical Discrimination - ANSWER the practice of making judgments about the
quality of people, goods, or services based on the characteristics of the groups
to which they belong
Whiteopias - ANSWER Towns that are whiter than the nation as a whole.
Homogeneity - ANSWER The quality or state of being all the same or all of the
same kind - uniformity.
Social Reproduction Theory - ANSWER The study of myriad ways that societies
reproduce their status hierarchies, particularly class hierarchies.
Critical Race Theory - ANSWER Social scientific theoretical position that
focuses on a critical examination of society and culture; is particularly
interested in the intersection of race, law, and culture and the ways ideologies
of assimilation and color-blindness actually help perpetuate white dominance
rather than eliminate it; CRTs argue that racism is an ordinary aspect of our
society.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - ANSWER 1954 - The Supreme Court
overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are
inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
