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15 Cards in this Set
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Gender Stratification
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Males' and females' unequal access to property, prestige, and power
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Patriarchy
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Male-dominated society
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Symbolic Interactionism Perspective toward Aging
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1. Shifting meaning of growing old:
People perceive themselves and others according to the symbols of their culture. As the meaning of old age was transformed when it changed from an asset to a liability, not only did younger people come to view the elderly differently, but also, the elderly began to perceive themselves in a new light. 2. Influence of the Mass Media: The mass media influences our ideas of the elderly |
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Symbolic Interactionism
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Labels create prejudice by affecting perception
Labels we learn affect the way we see people Labels cause selective perception, we see some things, but are blind to others Racial and ethnic labels are powerful Some labels also produce the behavior depicted in the stereotype. They cause a self-fulfilling prophecy |
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The Functionalist Perspective toward Aging
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Disengagement Theory:
Society prevents a disruption when the elderly leave their positions of responsibility. Pensions are offered to entice the elderly to hand over their positions to younger people. Retirement (or disengagement) is a mutually beneficial arrangement between 2 parts of a society. It helps smooth the transitions between generations. |
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Activity Theory
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The more activities elderly people engage in, the more they find life satisfying.
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Continuity Theory
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How people adjust to old age by continuing ties with their past.
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The Conflict Perspective Toward Aging
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1. Social Security Legislation:
Required workers to retire at 65 Law was changed, they can no longer be forced out of their jobs because of age It emerged from a struggle between competing interest groups. |
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2. Conflict Theory
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Groups are pitted against one another, but they focus on how this arrangement benefits those with power.
Capitalists keep workers insecure, fear of unemployment works specially well. Capitalists also encourage and exploit racial-ethnic divisions. Pitting worker against worker weakens labor's bargaining power. |
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2. Inter-generational Conflict
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Complaints that the elderly are getting more than their fair share of society's resources.
Dependency ratios: the number of people who collect Social Security compared with number of people who contribute to it? Troubling Ratio has dropped and continues to shrink |
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Theories of Prejudice
Psychological Perspectives: |
Psychological Perspectives:
1. Frustration and Scapegoats: Prejudice is the result of frustration People who are unable to strike out at the real source of their frustration (such as unemployment) find someone to blame: A Scapegoat |
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Theories of Prejudice
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1. Functionalism:
Prejudice is functional and is shaped by social environment. It is possible to arrange the social environment to generate negative (or positive) feelings about people, and prejudice arises if we put groups against one another in an "I win" "you lose" situation. Prejudice creates in-group solidarity. |
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2. The Authoritarian Personality
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Highly prejudiced people are insecure conformists, they have deep respect for authority and are submissive to superiors.
Ambiguity disturbs them, especially in matters of religion and sex. The less educated are more prejudiced. |
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Multiculturalism
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Also called pluralism. Permits or even encourages racial and ethnic variation. The minority groups are able to maintain their separate identities, yet participate freely in the country's social institutions, from education to politics
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Chapter 10
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READ IT BIOTCH!!!
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