SOCS 185 final study guide With complete solution Newest

SOCS 185 final study guide With
complete solution Newest
American Sociological Association - A national organization for sociologists dedicated to
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advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good.
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Conflict Theory - a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of
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groups that are competing for scarce resources
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Deviance - Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or
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society
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ii Diffusion - The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time
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division of labor - Division of work into a number of separate tasks to be performed by
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different workers
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dramaturgical analysis - a technique sociologists use in which they view society through
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the metaphor of theatrical performance
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Erving Goffman (1922-1982) - Analyzed social interaction
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Explained how people live their lives like actors performing on a stage
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Ethnomethodology - Harold Garfinkel's term for the study of the way people make sense
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of their everyday surroundings
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ii Ethnocentrism - Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii




health disparities - preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or
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opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged
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populations
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health disparities factors - race and ethnicity, poverty, biological sex, age, mental health,
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educational level, disabilities, sexual orientation, health insurance, and access to health
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care
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ii life expectancy differences - race, education, income
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feminization of poverty - The increasing concentration of poverty among women,
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especially unmarried women and their children
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Gender and Sexuality - - biological differences
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- intellectual differences
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- identity formation & expression
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