SOCY 1000 Jim Tyler Final
Sound bites - short clips of a political speech lasting fifteen seconds or less.
Gerrymandering - Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of
benefiting the party in power.
special interest group - organization formed expressly to raise and spend money in
order to influence electedofficials and public opinion
welfare state - Many European nations haveinstitutionalized social rights: Standard of
living, healthcare,education.
single-interest group - political action committees that concentrate their efforts
exclusively on one issue
public interest group - an organization that seeks a collective good that will not
selectively and materially benefit group members
Functionalist approach to politics - Sees the state as being composed of organizations
that differing their legal and political capacities to control funds and personnel and to
mobilize popular support
Authority - the legitimate right to wield power
Power - the ability to control the behavior of others
Which is not a trait of capitalism - Equal distribution of wealth and goods
Information Revolution - began in the 1970s with the development of the microchip,
including microprocessors used in computers and other electronic devices
resistance strategies - The ways in which workers express discontent with their working
conditions and try to reclaim control of the conditions of their labor are called
Proxy War - major powers don't participate directly in developing nations' conflicts; one
side assists gov't forces while the other supports guerrillas
, Annie volunteers at a local "fair trade" store, which is a nonprofit organization that
supports human rights. What part of the economy does Annie support? - Independent
and third sector
Third Sector - - Consists of organizations that have been set up to provide goods or
services to benefit others
- Includes charities, voluntary organisations, social enterprises and democratic
enterprises
The dominant form of employment in the Postindustrial Age is - service work
corporate conglomerates - huge corporations that produce hundreds of different
products under a variety of trade and brand names
corporate interlocks - directors sit on more than one major corporate board, linking the
corporations in ownership, management, and political and economic activities
The contingent and alternative workforce has - grown exponentially
Durkheim's division of labor - argues that social structure depends on the division of
labor in a society (the manner in which tasks are performed)
mechanical society - a type of social unity achieved by people doing the same type of
work and holding similar values
Organic Society - different segments of society depend on each other in a highly
organized division of labor, diversity emphasized,
glass ceiling - an invisible limit on women's climb up the occupational ladder
why are sociologists interested in health and illness? - understand the social
implications of health and illness.
Epidemiologists study disease patterns to - understand the causes of illnesses.
Food deserts demonstrate that individual health is affected by - neighborhood context
conflict perspective views health care as - valuable resources that are unequally shared
in society
neighborhood context - Features of neighborhoods that impact risk for victimization
preventative medicine - a type of health care that aims to avoid or forestall the onset of
disease by taking preventative measures, often including lifestyle changes
Sound bites - short clips of a political speech lasting fifteen seconds or less.
Gerrymandering - Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of
benefiting the party in power.
special interest group - organization formed expressly to raise and spend money in
order to influence electedofficials and public opinion
welfare state - Many European nations haveinstitutionalized social rights: Standard of
living, healthcare,education.
single-interest group - political action committees that concentrate their efforts
exclusively on one issue
public interest group - an organization that seeks a collective good that will not
selectively and materially benefit group members
Functionalist approach to politics - Sees the state as being composed of organizations
that differing their legal and political capacities to control funds and personnel and to
mobilize popular support
Authority - the legitimate right to wield power
Power - the ability to control the behavior of others
Which is not a trait of capitalism - Equal distribution of wealth and goods
Information Revolution - began in the 1970s with the development of the microchip,
including microprocessors used in computers and other electronic devices
resistance strategies - The ways in which workers express discontent with their working
conditions and try to reclaim control of the conditions of their labor are called
Proxy War - major powers don't participate directly in developing nations' conflicts; one
side assists gov't forces while the other supports guerrillas
, Annie volunteers at a local "fair trade" store, which is a nonprofit organization that
supports human rights. What part of the economy does Annie support? - Independent
and third sector
Third Sector - - Consists of organizations that have been set up to provide goods or
services to benefit others
- Includes charities, voluntary organisations, social enterprises and democratic
enterprises
The dominant form of employment in the Postindustrial Age is - service work
corporate conglomerates - huge corporations that produce hundreds of different
products under a variety of trade and brand names
corporate interlocks - directors sit on more than one major corporate board, linking the
corporations in ownership, management, and political and economic activities
The contingent and alternative workforce has - grown exponentially
Durkheim's division of labor - argues that social structure depends on the division of
labor in a society (the manner in which tasks are performed)
mechanical society - a type of social unity achieved by people doing the same type of
work and holding similar values
Organic Society - different segments of society depend on each other in a highly
organized division of labor, diversity emphasized,
glass ceiling - an invisible limit on women's climb up the occupational ladder
why are sociologists interested in health and illness? - understand the social
implications of health and illness.
Epidemiologists study disease patterns to - understand the causes of illnesses.
Food deserts demonstrate that individual health is affected by - neighborhood context
conflict perspective views health care as - valuable resources that are unequally shared
in society
neighborhood context - Features of neighborhoods that impact risk for victimization
preventative medicine - a type of health care that aims to avoid or forestall the onset of
disease by taking preventative measures, often including lifestyle changes
