SOC 101 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Current Lecture I. Stigma- Erving Goffman( any characteristics that’ll discredit someone)1. Physical (scars, piercings marks etc.)2. Personal ( criminal background, mental-illness)3. Tribal ( group membership e.g.: religion)II. Normalizes violence against womenA. Pictures of women as being vulnerable in violence, shows that violence is acceptable to womenII. Police feminity by the word “ fag” is not used to describe masculinity rather than feminityIII. Men’s work is always more valuedIV. Status closure: when a group is in power, they create and reserve identities through creating or hiring people like themV. Double Bind: gender stereotypes can create several problems in women in leadership ( e.g. women act assertive they are known as bossy and mean, BUT when a man is assertive he is known as strong and a leader)VI. Medicalization of deviance: as a society we make deviance a medical matterVII. Who is poorA. Not distributed evenlyB. Race/ EthnicityC. Feminization of poverty-> single female husbandsD. Elderly people less likely to be poorVIII.Glass ceiling: invisible barrier from reaching higher status/powerIX. Glass escalator: rapid advancement of men typically in jobsX. Color blind redirect: we don’t see color/race anymore because of the Civil Rights Movement, when talked about it ( Dominant group still remains in power)XI. Internalizing dominant norms: when people learn to be prejudice to their ownXII. Bechdel test: A test feminist use to show two women in a conversation that are not talking about males( movies and other forms of media)XIII. Status composition: poverty leads to higher stress which causes bad healthXIV.Race- all pure races, in reality there isn’t a mythThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best Used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.XV. What is the difference between cultural and social structures? A. Cultural structure: defined goals interests ( e.g. In America, getting a good job is success)B. Social Structure: legitimate ways was to achieve the cultural goals (e.g. In America, working hard and going to college)XVI.Contact theory: idea that people have race causes a reduction in prejudiceXVII. Function of prejudice A. Functionalist-- serves to bring about group solidarity (us vs “them” )B. Conflict theorist-- allows dominant group to keep their power( completion for resources- they want to take something from us)C. Symbolic Interactionists:- how we interpret symbols, applying labels increases selective perception- Selective Perception: tend to notice the label more( noticing more the people with that label)XVIII. Deviance amplification: identify them as deviant ( the process of deviance- in the slides)XIX. Jay Smooth: we all have racism, we just need to keep constantly checking, to reduce itDISCRIMINATION: ANY ACTIONSEGRAGATION: SEPARATE GROUPS/GENDERSPREJUDICE: THE ATTITUDEDEATH PENALTY BIAS: Race is HUGE---more African Americans than whites Income----based on wealth, more wealth=won’t see the death penalty Gender----- rare for women Region----- the South executes more people generallyWhen men take on what is known to be women’s work--- the men get PAID MORE XIXI. Functionalist vs Conflict Theorist
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