MOST TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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Absolute V Relative poverty
- answer-absolute poverty- defined minimum standard of living,
relative poverty- the level of living in the culture or community in which a person
lives
achievement gap
- answer-differences in academic outcomes between groups of students
Agents of Socialization
- answer-social institutions, including families and schools, that help to shape
individuals' basic political beliefs and values
Alienation
- answer-feeling of being disconnected from others, from work, and from our own
sense of humanity
bandwidth tax
- answer-being poor reduces a person's cognitive capacity more than going a full
night without sleep
Brian's research- main topic
- answer-Minimum- wage Connoisseurship
Cognitive defaults, the marked and unmarked
- answer-defaults- dominant social conventions
marked- deviation from normative or expected
unmarked- unnoticed deviation from normative or expected (taken for granted)
cognitive dissonance
- answer-Inner tension that a consumer experiences after recognizing an
inconsistency between behavior and values or opinions
Concepts of collective effervescence and anomie
- answer-collective effervescence- feeling of group belonging; part of larger being
, anomie- lack of social integration
Concerted cultivation and Accomplishment of Natural Growth
- answer-concerted cultivation- parents are actively involved with their child's life
accomplishment
natural growth- parents leave it in the hand of institutions, there development just
happens
Connell strategies of gay and lesbian teachers
- answer-Splitting- maintaining division between identities of teacher and
gay/lesbian.
Knitting- integrate sexual and professional selves.
Quitting- pursuing another
conspicuous consumption
- answer-gain prestige by exhibiting valuable cultural goods
Contact theory and how it impacted integrated schools
- answer-breakdown stereotypes and approve the relationship of the different
groups
Cultural Health Capital
- answer-Bundle of knowledge and skills that can help people effectively interact
with healthcare providers and the healthcare system
Gengler
Includes: Social networks, medical vocabularies, financial reserves, research skills
Ability to communicate efficiently with doctors or accurately read a prescription
label can net people key health advantages
cultural omnivores
- answer-people who differentiate themselves by knowing a lot about many
different cultural fields
cultural relativism
- answer-not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong
De jure v. De facto segregation
- answer-de jure- follows law de facto- true but does not apply to sanctions