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Hegemony
The use of power without physical force; or the practice of domination without the consent of those being dominated TERM 2
Ideology
DEFINITION 2 refers to the body of ideas on which a particular political, economic, or social system is based; it is a way of thinking, a set of opinions and beliefs about anything, mostly about how the world works. TERM 3
republicanism
DEFINITION 3 government without a king; power rests on the people TERM 4
order/conflict perspective
DEFINITION 4 Order: Functionality of different parts operating efficiently. Goal is equilibrium. Cooperation, coordination, consensus--goal is to maintain status quo ____________________________________________________ Conflict: Marx. Consensus may appear, but it is unlikely to persist; rather, a persistence of the inequality of the distribution of power and resources. --goal is to change status quo TERM 5
wealth
DEFINITION 5 Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions, or the control of such assets. property ownership, stock ownership, debt
income
the money you make TERM 7
naturalization after 1790
DEFINITION 7 Nationalization law of 1790: become a US citizen- only free white men. Law lasts until 1952. TERM 8
panopticon
DEFINITION 8 Prison- The concept of the design is to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the incarcerated being able to tell whether they are being watched-- "sentiment of an invisible omniscience. ____________________________________________________ "forces people to self regulate out of fear. Significance: hegemonic practice. Most diabolic form of torture. People obey without physical force. TERM 9
Bell Curve
DEFINITION 9 (Arthur Jensen)- IQ differences are genetic; African Americans score lower. TERM 10
neo-conservatism
DEFINITION 10 Neoconservatism in the United States is a branch of American Conservatism that focuses on foreign policy, where it proposes to use American economic and military power to bring democracy and freedom to other countries. ____________________________________________________ looking from two different views.
Gender
Social construction on the basis of attributes of social behaviors and practices TERM 17
sexuality
DEFINITION 17 social construction on the basis of desire. (heterosexual, homosexual, transgender, bisexual) TERM 18
racial formation
DEFINITION 18 race as a socially constructed identity, where the content and importance of racial categories is determined by social, economic, and political forces. (michael omi) TERM 19
assimilation
DEFINITION 19 a socio-political response to demographic multi-ethnicity that supports or promotes the assimilation of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture. TERM 20
Red lining
DEFINITION 20 meant to exclude people from certain areas (PIW- George Lipsitz)*** valuing certain neighborhoods over others, racial preference. FHA loans.
robert park
professor at U. of Chicago invented assimilation theory with students TERM 22
culture of poverty/culture determinism
DEFINITION 22 (Oscar Lewis)- people are Poor people are poor because they practice behaviors that make them poor. Significance: blames culture instead of structure. Result of innate qualities from groups which initiate stereotypes. TERM 23
Nathan
Glazer
DEFINITION 23 individual meritocracy (comes from republicanism). you are in control of your own life; we have a level playing field. CRITIQUE: Tataki. & it creates stereotypes because individuals are part of larger group. TERM 24
Tataki
DEFINITION 24 Group relations. in american society, our fates are decided by membership in particular groups. TERM 25
ethnicity
DEFINITION 25 the social construction based on culture.
