SOCY 100 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Inequality- Understand the prevalence and impact of inequality along gender, racial, and
sexual lines - Answers --gender inequality:
-race inequality
Immigrants -Understand the labeling of different waves and generations of immigrants
and what these labels entail - Answers -Lets get started!
o where do most immigrants come from - Answers -mexico and other Asian Countries
o periods of internal migration in the US - Answers -Internal migration has fallen
noticeably since the 1980s, reversing increases from earlier in the century. The decline
in migration has been widespread across demographic and socioeconomic groups, as
well as for moves of all distances.
o Deportation - Answers -Barack Obama has the record for most deportations in history
Gender- Understand Socialized Gender Differences - Answers --speech: women's
voice tend to go up in tone as they finish a statement, as if asking permission to interject
-leisure activities
-social goals and desires
-mannerisms
- Gender socialization: we are taught gender roles from the beginning
o'Real' differences between men and women - Answers --sex organs
-the ability to carry a baby(breastfeeding)
physical size/ strength
-sexual dimorphism- refers to the species where males and females have "hard wired
difference"(peacocks) Humans are weak dimorphic species.
oGender roles - Answers -- through socialization we learn what 'males' do and what
'females' do, we use these typologies to make decisions about our own actions and
behaviors
-Gender role theory emphasizes the environment causes of gender roles and the impact
of socialization or the process of transferring norms, values beliefs and behaviors to
group members, in learning how to behave as a male or a female
oPerforming Gender - Answers --The idea that gender is achieved, not only ascribed
-gesture, postures and acts constitute what they claim to merely express
o Fag Discourse/ Self-policing - Answers --by sociologist CJ Pascoe, studied boys in
high school about "dude you're a fag "
, -Fag discourse: American males often use the word fag to describe behavior, states of
being, or attitudes. In effect it's males critiquing one another for not being manly enough
-She found that boys call their peers fags for a number of reasons, such as being
incompetent, showing emotion, caring about appearance, dancing, or expressing
(sexual or platonic) interest in another guy.
Media Influence- Understand the role and sphere of influence of the media - Answers -
Just keep swimming!!
o How much do we consume and what do we consume - Answers --2005 - 5 ½ hours
on phone
-2007 - 1,613 hours of TV, the average household has more tvs than people
--296 hours reading
--189 hours on the internet
--177 hours of music
-2010 - 8 to 18 years spent 7 ½ on our phones
-KNOW
--2010 - 10:46, used phone only 24 mins for none call stuff
--2011 - 11:18
--2013 - 11:52
--2015 - average American is on phone 15 ½ hours a day
-In terms of straight screen time / listening time Americans spend over 11 hours a day
consuming media
-If we include multitasking, Americans spend over 16 hours a day on average
consuming media
-Media generational gap: happened for people in 92 and after use a ton more media
-Average Americans use 5 hours of phone per day
Our age does about 9
o What you watch affects your beliefs - Answers --on topics such as the criminal justice
system, body image, view of fast food, and intention to drink
o trust in media - Answers --Trust in media is unconscious, though much of media trust
has declined in recent years
oWhat the media shows/ discusses and what the media does not show/discuss -
Answers --media shows bad events in society
-doesn't show as much "real" news that is very important just surface level
Race- Understand the social construction of race and historical narratives and changes
- Answers -Study hard!
oRacial formation - Answers -(winant and omni) the process by which social, economic
and political forces determine the content and importance of racial categories and by
which they are in turn shaped by racial meanings
Inequality- Understand the prevalence and impact of inequality along gender, racial, and
sexual lines - Answers --gender inequality:
-race inequality
Immigrants -Understand the labeling of different waves and generations of immigrants
and what these labels entail - Answers -Lets get started!
o where do most immigrants come from - Answers -mexico and other Asian Countries
o periods of internal migration in the US - Answers -Internal migration has fallen
noticeably since the 1980s, reversing increases from earlier in the century. The decline
in migration has been widespread across demographic and socioeconomic groups, as
well as for moves of all distances.
o Deportation - Answers -Barack Obama has the record for most deportations in history
Gender- Understand Socialized Gender Differences - Answers --speech: women's
voice tend to go up in tone as they finish a statement, as if asking permission to interject
-leisure activities
-social goals and desires
-mannerisms
- Gender socialization: we are taught gender roles from the beginning
o'Real' differences between men and women - Answers --sex organs
-the ability to carry a baby(breastfeeding)
physical size/ strength
-sexual dimorphism- refers to the species where males and females have "hard wired
difference"(peacocks) Humans are weak dimorphic species.
oGender roles - Answers -- through socialization we learn what 'males' do and what
'females' do, we use these typologies to make decisions about our own actions and
behaviors
-Gender role theory emphasizes the environment causes of gender roles and the impact
of socialization or the process of transferring norms, values beliefs and behaviors to
group members, in learning how to behave as a male or a female
oPerforming Gender - Answers --The idea that gender is achieved, not only ascribed
-gesture, postures and acts constitute what they claim to merely express
o Fag Discourse/ Self-policing - Answers --by sociologist CJ Pascoe, studied boys in
high school about "dude you're a fag "
, -Fag discourse: American males often use the word fag to describe behavior, states of
being, or attitudes. In effect it's males critiquing one another for not being manly enough
-She found that boys call their peers fags for a number of reasons, such as being
incompetent, showing emotion, caring about appearance, dancing, or expressing
(sexual or platonic) interest in another guy.
Media Influence- Understand the role and sphere of influence of the media - Answers -
Just keep swimming!!
o How much do we consume and what do we consume - Answers --2005 - 5 ½ hours
on phone
-2007 - 1,613 hours of TV, the average household has more tvs than people
--296 hours reading
--189 hours on the internet
--177 hours of music
-2010 - 8 to 18 years spent 7 ½ on our phones
-KNOW
--2010 - 10:46, used phone only 24 mins for none call stuff
--2011 - 11:18
--2013 - 11:52
--2015 - average American is on phone 15 ½ hours a day
-In terms of straight screen time / listening time Americans spend over 11 hours a day
consuming media
-If we include multitasking, Americans spend over 16 hours a day on average
consuming media
-Media generational gap: happened for people in 92 and after use a ton more media
-Average Americans use 5 hours of phone per day
Our age does about 9
o What you watch affects your beliefs - Answers --on topics such as the criminal justice
system, body image, view of fast food, and intention to drink
o trust in media - Answers --Trust in media is unconscious, though much of media trust
has declined in recent years
oWhat the media shows/ discusses and what the media does not show/discuss -
Answers --media shows bad events in society
-doesn't show as much "real" news that is very important just surface level
Race- Understand the social construction of race and historical narratives and changes
- Answers -Study hard!
oRacial formation - Answers -(winant and omni) the process by which social, economic
and political forces determine the content and importance of racial categories and by
which they are in turn shaped by racial meanings
