Final-soc Flashcards

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Gender boundaries

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~Ways to mark the difference between men and women

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Tokenism

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~a numerical minority

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Glass ceiling/Glass escalator

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~point where women and minorities are blocked from advancing

~is an unofficial fast track promotion of certain types of staff, usually men with an organization

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Inequality regimes

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~5 variable components of inequality

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Inequality regime #1

Shape and Degree of Inequality

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~a steep hierarchy which is gendered and racialized
~the steeper the hierarchy the greater the inequality
~an example could include a bureaucracy

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Inequality regime #2

Organizing Processes

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~general requirements of work (ex: Reliable, Responsible, 8hr shifts, no     children or anyone to care for that will prevent your full ability to perform job) gendered model
~class hierarchies (ex: like social class, jobs are ranked into wage categories)
~wage setting and supervisory practices (ex: Pay difference between men and women, women doing duties without a higher pay)
~informal interactions while "doing work"
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Inequality Regime #3

The Visibility of Inequalities

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~Degree of awareness of inequalities may be intentional or unintentional (Ex: managers in the workplace would intentionally hide information about the inequalities like their pay)
~Privilege of the privilege is invisibility (Ex: men tend not to see their gender privilege; whites tend not to see their race privilege; ruling class members tend not to see their class privilege)
~Race is usually evident
~Jobs are usually segregated by race and as a result there is tension

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Inequality Regime #4

The Legitimacy of Inequalities

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~Gender and race discrimination is illegal
~BUT: embedded in legit class processes
~There is invisibility of jobs
~Naturalizing of jobs: women ‘suited’ to childcare

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Inequality Regime # 5

Control and Compliance

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~Maintained by Direct, Indirect, and Internalized controls

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Deviance Neutralization

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~Breadwinning women preserve masculinity

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Mather

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~A gender bending hybridization of mother and father
-Flexible, dynamic word that can capture gender-bending ideas
about parenting.

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Symbolic Violence

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~A form of power which is hammered directly on the body and without any apparent physical restraint

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Genocide

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~deliberate and systematic extermination of a group (in this case Native
Americans)

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Social Networks

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~a pattern, a structural effect

~a network of social interactions and personal relationships (friends, colleagues and other personal contracts)

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Relational Imperative

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~woman who want to settle down and get married

-need a man in their lives a relationship

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Coital Imperative

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~once men get started they cannot stop

-once arroused men must have intercourse

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Secondary labor market

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~lower pay, no job security, dead end, no benefits

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Discrimination

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~an action that denies social participation or human rights to categories of people based on prejudice

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Sex segregation

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~degree in which men and women are differently concentrated

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  • Western vs. Muslim dominance of women

- Time, light, space and men’s dominance

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~Western men manipulate “Time” (age) and “light” (spotlight on beauty)
-The West is the only place where women’s fashion is an industry
dominated by men.

~Muslim men exert dominance over women by manipulating “space”
(Men control)
-Muslim men don’t allow women in public places

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Male sex drive discourse

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~Coital imperative: orgasm once men start they can’t stop

~Men have more aggressive drive

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Performing Third World Poverty

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~Sex workers in Vietnam
-Ex: darken their skin, use “village” regular clothing, learned English
to give pity to costumes
~feminists as economic dependence
~give tours of an “authentic” Vietnam
~groups of Western Men: wealthy business men and budget travelers

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Relational imperative

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~women who don’t want this Hooking up they prefer long term relationships but not all women want that

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Batterers description of violence against women/how is violence gendered

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~men construct their violence as a rational response to extreme provocation, a loss of control, and a minor incident blown out of proportion
~unstoppable male aggression
~feminine weakness
~men’s rights

~gender is performative, it makes up the identity it’s supposed to be
~violence represents an effort to reconstruct unstable masculinity identity
~restores hierarchical gendered order

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Trends, social movements, and feminism
Trends: patterns that are sustained over time SM: change that people deliberately and purposefully create Feminism: the social, political, and economic fight for gender equality
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Culture of commodity/Halloween costumes and gender stereotypes
~culture of commodity makes costume buying easy by making them ready made or by assembling sewing patterns so parents can buy/rent/make which in turn reinforces our culture of consuming (buy buy buy) ~Halloween costumes reinforce gender. -girls passivity vs. boys activity
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3 reasons men should support change for women
~men are not isolated ~men too can avoid the negative effects of their gender expectations ~change means well-being to the communities they live in ~political and ethical principles honored
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Latent, overt, and hidden power
~latent: person lives with the decision -ex: wife does not challenge avoiding conflict ~overt: open and observable. Not hidden -ex: husband won't do more ~hidden: domination seems natural, beneficial, and reasonable -ex: wife accepts as "her duty"
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Institutions, interactions, and individuals
~institutional: ideology about women in the home ~interactional: doing gender with power- "king of castle" ~individual: women's self worth in home
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Direct, indirect, and internal controls
~direct: rules and policies ~indirect: hiring of immigrants/vulnerable workers/monitor phone calls ~internalized: that the hierarchy is "natural" pleasure from work:work many hours and dedicated??
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"I-deals" career maps, teamwork and geoscientists
~geoscientists is a study in which teamwork and I-deals were observed ~I-deals are a sub set of goals for an individual person to reach their goals and advance in their career position wise. ~along with this comes teamwork which means that a group of people have a strong leader to help them by guiding them towards reaching their goals. ~this is were women and people of color lack and don't have support and for this reason they tend to stay at the bottom of the pyramid
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How good are exchange theories in explaining power
~power is autonomy not domination ~conflicting desires correlate with needs that are negotiated ~theoretically driven measures of power are not just decision making Ex: when women Work just as much as men the work (chores) in the home should be equal but they are not
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Indentured mobility
~hoang reading #22
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Globalization/neoliberalism
~globalization: ~neoliberalism: free market and its bases its on individualism
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Feminization of povert
~is a phenomenon in which woman are experiencing poverty at rates higher in comparison then men ~when they reference poverty it is not defined as simply a lack of money, but also the denial of access to fundamental human rights, including health, education, nutritious food, property, or representation
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Separate spheres
~breadwinners vs. homemakers 25% of households "traditional" -there are 1 income earner and it is the male (traditional) -the rest 75% or more is a 2 earner family ~rewards for activities consistent with convention
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Girl watching and sexual harassment and constructing masculinity
Girl watching and sexual harassment ~is a form of social practice and a disputable form of sexual harassment ~an act of men sexually evaluating women, sometimes in the company of other men while women are unaware ~they check out women's bodies or have imagined sexual acts ~it is viewed as normal/trivial, guys just being guys ~fine line between having fun/harm and joking/harassment Constructing masculinity ~way for men to assert their masculinity to one another ~show interest to emphasize heterosexuality ~do not show too much interest because this gives women power over men ~displays form of strength and dominance
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Family leave and cash for care and how it is gendered
~Family leave is gendered -each parent had each # of fixed hrs per week? ~cash for care is neutral but -parents could choose who would use the cash for care benefits -part time work is "women's work"
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Public fathering vs. private fathering
Public fathering ~engaging in public activities with/for their children "being there" ~being physically present, sometimes attention is divided ~fathers will adjust according to their children's lives, mostly because their occupation allows their schedule to be flexible Ex: physicians ~performance of doing gender "doing fatherhood" & "parental visibility" Private fathering ~more involved with daily care of their children vs being more present In public events ~these men turn first to job then to their homes Ex: EMT's (jobs don't allow for schedule flexibility like physicians)