SOCS 185 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● 20th century laws overturned.
Answer: discrimination in workplace against women was legally
permitted and corporations had actual policies--couldn't hold positions
of authority or expertise or opportunity for advancement
●● 1964 Civil Rights Act and Women's Liberation Movement
Answer: there was a component of the civil rights that fought for
womens rights too. Although there was more emphasis on race. Gov ban
on discrimination was more towards race. The gov didn't enforce rules
towards women. In comes the WLM pushing for women rights.
●● 1965 Immigration Reforms
Answer: Eliminated bans + restrictions- got rid of discriminatory quota
system where certain countries weren't allowed, to now a cap on people
from all countries. Preferences for people with U.S family. It was a
blanket policy rather than a target policy. Eliminated Brocero Program-
which allowed mexicans to come in for a short period of time.
**Massive spike in undocumented workers.
●● Ban on immigration from China (1882):
,Then all of Asia (1917)
Answer: Asians couldn't become citizens or white under the law. To
discourage them from coming here/ then came the ban. The various
white immigrants were included in citizenship under the law/ legally
white. Still subjected to discrimination. During this period while
immigration was closed to all Asians, Latin America was encouraged
(especially mexicans) to come. There wasn't a ban.
●● Before 1960s - legally-reinforced gender inequality
Answer: The laws of the American State that legally gave men
advantages in the economy over women. Throughout the 19th Century,
women couldnt own property. They would get married, and then lose the
things they owned.
●● Capital income
Answer: The amount of money a person receives from owning capital of
any sort (profit, interest, rent, etc.). In other words, this is the amount of
money a person makes off of their existing wealth.
●● Child-rearing strategies (see Lareau 2003)
Answer: approx. one generation ago, there was more natural growth
even in middle class, then there was a historical shift to concerted
cultivation; when parents begin to realize success is embedded in class
structure, it drives these parents to compete for this concerted
cultivation.
, ●● Class origins
Answer: class positions of the family/ household in which individuals
were raised- Social class has to do with where you start or how your
previous generations left you off financially; automatically putting you
in a social category. Different Sociologist emphasize different terms
when they are talking about social class *
●● Class positions
Answer: sets of individuals who have a common location but unequal
distribution of economic resources (social position due to wealth
accum.)
●● corporate community
Answer: rich owners who try and influence what the government does.
Pushing for gov policies for corporate. They waged a campaign against
workers and to give even more money to owners. Corporations largely
won.
●● Corporate community vs. liberal-labor coalition (Domhoff 2010)
Answer: conflict between workers and owners
●● De-unionization
Answer: decline in the percentage of the labor force that is unionized--to
eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc)--unions are losing
members (so you get more benefits favoring the rich). Unions are
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● 20th century laws overturned.
Answer: discrimination in workplace against women was legally
permitted and corporations had actual policies--couldn't hold positions
of authority or expertise or opportunity for advancement
●● 1964 Civil Rights Act and Women's Liberation Movement
Answer: there was a component of the civil rights that fought for
womens rights too. Although there was more emphasis on race. Gov ban
on discrimination was more towards race. The gov didn't enforce rules
towards women. In comes the WLM pushing for women rights.
●● 1965 Immigration Reforms
Answer: Eliminated bans + restrictions- got rid of discriminatory quota
system where certain countries weren't allowed, to now a cap on people
from all countries. Preferences for people with U.S family. It was a
blanket policy rather than a target policy. Eliminated Brocero Program-
which allowed mexicans to come in for a short period of time.
**Massive spike in undocumented workers.
●● Ban on immigration from China (1882):
,Then all of Asia (1917)
Answer: Asians couldn't become citizens or white under the law. To
discourage them from coming here/ then came the ban. The various
white immigrants were included in citizenship under the law/ legally
white. Still subjected to discrimination. During this period while
immigration was closed to all Asians, Latin America was encouraged
(especially mexicans) to come. There wasn't a ban.
●● Before 1960s - legally-reinforced gender inequality
Answer: The laws of the American State that legally gave men
advantages in the economy over women. Throughout the 19th Century,
women couldnt own property. They would get married, and then lose the
things they owned.
●● Capital income
Answer: The amount of money a person receives from owning capital of
any sort (profit, interest, rent, etc.). In other words, this is the amount of
money a person makes off of their existing wealth.
●● Child-rearing strategies (see Lareau 2003)
Answer: approx. one generation ago, there was more natural growth
even in middle class, then there was a historical shift to concerted
cultivation; when parents begin to realize success is embedded in class
structure, it drives these parents to compete for this concerted
cultivation.
, ●● Class origins
Answer: class positions of the family/ household in which individuals
were raised- Social class has to do with where you start or how your
previous generations left you off financially; automatically putting you
in a social category. Different Sociologist emphasize different terms
when they are talking about social class *
●● Class positions
Answer: sets of individuals who have a common location but unequal
distribution of economic resources (social position due to wealth
accum.)
●● corporate community
Answer: rich owners who try and influence what the government does.
Pushing for gov policies for corporate. They waged a campaign against
workers and to give even more money to owners. Corporations largely
won.
●● Corporate community vs. liberal-labor coalition (Domhoff 2010)
Answer: conflict between workers and owners
●● De-unionization
Answer: decline in the percentage of the labor force that is unionized--to
eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc)--unions are losing
members (so you get more benefits favoring the rich). Unions are
