Society Exam 2
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- xenophobia
- fear of foreigners
- racism
- belief that certain races are superior to others
- prejudice
- attitude/judgment about entire category of people
- social learning view
- we learn prejudice through socialization
- discrimination
- actions and practices that result in differential treatment of people
- individual discrimination
- one on one dis. personal reasons overt-open/not secret
- institutional discrimination
- whole institutions. schools, government
- minority group
- group whose members are singled out by dominant groups in society for unequal treatment or discrimination
- 5 char. of minority group
- 1. membership is ascribed (born into) 2. physical/cultural traits distinguish them 3. unequal treatment 4. solaridity ("we" ness, unify 5. endogamy (in group marriage
- miscegenation
- interracial marriage. 1967 Loving vs. Virginia
- hate/bias crime
- criminal offense against person or property motivated by race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability
- hate crime types
- words. vandalism. simple and aggravated assault
- purposes hate crimes
- thrill. defensive. mission
- feminism
- Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes
- gender
- social and psychological traits. expectaions
- sexism
- physical, biological stereotypes. believe one sex is better than other
- xyy
- super male. masculine and aggressive. Richar Speck killed nurses
- intersexed
- not clear whether male or female
- sexual harassment
- unwanted sexual advances. verbal or physical
- quid pro quo
- sexual agreements. this for that
- sex
- biological, body parts
- infantcide
- killing child under one year
- 4 types infant killing
- Filicide-kill your own children. 1 yr or older Feticide-unborn child Neonaticide-newborns under 24 hrs Infantcide-under 1 yr
- Munchausen's Syndrome
- deliberatley harm child for attention or money
- 5 rights of women 1960s
- change last name. choose where live. independent financial credit. income. BControl.
- pink collar job
- female dominated
- Androcentrism
- thought that men are superior to women
- gender roles
- specific expecations depending on sex
- define age
- chronological, biological, psyciology, sociology
- why learn about aging process?
- decrease fears. increase empathy and understanding. adaption
- gerontololy
- study of older people, seniors
- medicare-old
- medicade-poor
- thanatology
- study of death
- social security
- first in Germany US-Ernest Ackerman
- grief
- emotions experiencing loss
- mourning
- actions experiencing loss
- bereavement
- status experiencing loss
- 5 stages death/loss
- denial and isolation. anger. bargaining. depression. acceptance
- life expectancy
- men-74 women-80
- 13%
- seniors in US and people in poverty
- 1973
- homosexuality no longer mental illness
- 1979
- more women work outside home than inside