Socy 100 Final Exam

Achieved Identity - identities that seem merit bases on social relations; gender, rich, college grad Ascribed Identity - identities that seem natural; race, sex, athletic, pretty Assimilation oDownward Assimilation - -Assimilation: the degree to which cultural difference b/w the average native of a citizen of country and immigrant disappear -downward assimilation: Assimilating into cultures or social phenomenon Biological Notions Of Race - a group or population that shares a specific set of features and is somehow genetically distinct( usually to the point of qualitative difference); Sociologists, biologists and geneticists reject this Culture - -a sense of collectivism that unifies a group of people through shared traits, boundaries and practices -the values, norms and material goods shared by a given group de facto segregation - Segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice. Demography - it encompasses the study of size, structure and distribution of pop, and how pop change over time due to births, deaths, migration and aging Digital Divide - -sociological term that refers to a large divide b/w those with internet access and those without -You, gen z, are the first "digital generation" Emigration - movement with in one "country" -ex. cuba to US Ethnicity - a shared set of cultural practices, language, religion, history and usually geography Fairness Doctrine - a policy mandated by the FCC, requiring radio and TV stations to grant equal time to a political candidate, group, etc to present an opposing viewpoint to one already aired. FCC - The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.