Study guide for CHAPTER 5, AGING: SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF GROWING OLD
1. ageism
2. Since 1900, life expectancy has increased around the world. This is mostly due to what?
3. Thomas R. Cole
4. forms of elder abuse
5. “Aging in place”
6. Charles H. Cooley
7. social security
8. Medicare
9. Death with Dignity Act
10. Activity theory
11. Continuity theory
12. Disengagement theory
13. Conflict theory
14. euthanasia in the Netherlands
15. poverty among the elderly
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Study guide for CHAPTER 8, POLITICS
1. the three sources of authority identified by Max Weber
2. John F. Kennedy had a combination of types of leadership. Although he was the president of
the United States, he also inspired people to get involved with their country’s programs
through his inspirational speeches. President Kennedy combined which two sources of
authority?
3. The Democratic party of the United States
4. The McCain-Feingold-Cochran reform bill
5. democracy
6. totalitarian political systems
7. percent of women that vote
8. percent of whites that vote
9. percent of the wealthiest households that vote
10. percent of the poor that vote.
11. percent of senior citizens that vote.
12. percent of college students that vote.
13. percent of high-school dropouts that vote.
14. Generally, the richer you are the more likely you are to vote.
15. Generally, the better educated you are the more likely you are to vote.
16. Generally, the younger you are the less likely you are to vote.
17. Generally, minorities are less likely to vote.
18. interlocking directorates
19. functionalism
20. the power-elite model of the U.S. political system
Study guide for CHAPTER 6, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
1. “McDonaldization”
2. Who is more likely to use the internet?
3. The country with the most number of cell phones
4. Neil Postman
5. niches the new radio fills
6. William Eveland and Dhavan Shah
7. Our own biases are likely to be shaped by what?
8. Covert and Wasburn
9. Christopher Kollmeyer
10. Daniel Sutter
11. women and their representation in the media
12. the global village
Activity Assignment 5 (option 1)
Due date: The day of the final exam
How to turn in: Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take the final exam.
Point value: This activity is worth 20 points.
Assignment:
Think about what you learned in this class. Would you characterize the content of this course as indoctrination, enlightenment, or useful knowledge? Cite specific examples. In order to encourage honest responses, I will give anyone that turns in anything the full 20 points.
Activity Assignment 5 (option 2)
The day of the final exam
Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take the final exam.
This activity is worth 20 points.
We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.
Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.
Write an essay giving your reactions to the remarks made by Paula England in the video: http://youtu.be/L3Q2L7YQ2Hk
Questions to think about:
Describe the methods used in her research on hooking up.
Summarize England’s talk. Assess the arguments made.
1. essay demonstrates that you watched the video
2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination
3. it is well written
4. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)
Activity Assignment 4 (option 3)
The day of the fourth midterm
Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take midterm 4.
This activity is worth 20 points.
You can read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.
Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.
Go to a Justice Summit event (http://mbabolitionists.org/). It is from November 15 to 17. Write an essay about what you learned.
1. essay demonstrates that you went to a Justice Summit event
2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination
3. it is well written
3. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)
Activity Assignment 4 (option 2)
The day of the fourth midterm
Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take midterm 4.
This activity is worth 20 points.
We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.
Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.
Write an essay giving your reactions to the remarks made by Steven Levitt in the video: http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_levitt_analyzes_crack_economics.html
Questions to think about:
Describe the methods used in his research on drug gangs.
Summarize Levitt’s talk. Assess the arguments made.
1. essay demonstrates that you watched the video
2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination
3. it is well written
3. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)
Chapter 10: Physical and Mental Health Care
Study Guide: Chapter 11: Drug and Alcohol Abuse
1. When was alcohol first used?
2. Drug dependency among soldiers during the U.S. Civil War
3. Drug use at the beginning of the 20th century
4. Drug abuse definition
5. Narcotic definition
6. effects of depressants
7. effects of stimulants
8. classification of cannabis
9. characteristics of hallucinogens
10. the medical model of drug abuse
11. persons most likely to use drugs
12. conflict perspective on drugs
13. symbolic interactionist perspective on drugs
14. functionalist perspective on drugs
15. Alcoholics Anonymous
16. Why are people that live in the inner city more likely to be arrested for drugs than people who live in the suburbs?
17. drug treatment programs
18. asset forfeiture
Study Guide: Chapter 11: Drug and Alcohol Abuse
1. When was alcohol first used?
2. Drug dependency among soldiers during the U.S. Civil War
3. Drug use at the beginning of the 20th century
4. Drug abuse definition
5. Narcotic definition
6. effects of depressants
7. effects of stimulants
8. classification of cannabis
9. characteristics of hallucinogens
10. the medical model of drug abuse
11. persons most likely to use drugs
12. conflict perspective on drugs
13. symbolic interactionist perspective on drugs
14. functionalist perspective on drugs
15. Alcoholics Anonymous
16. Why are people that live in the inner city more likely to be arrested for drugs than people who live in the suburbs?
17. drug treatment programs
18. asset forfeiture
Study Guide: Chapter 14: Criminal Justice
1. The three branches of the criminal justice system in the U.S.
2. target hardening
3. general deterrence
4. specific deterrence
5. Studies show that police officers spend what percent of their time directly protecting society?
6. Allowing police officers discretion in who they arrest fosters racial profiling.
7. Likelihood of being convicted if one is represented by a public defender.
8. In recent years, there has been a tendency for sentencing strategies to become more restrictive.
9. aggravating circumstance
10. mitigating circumstance
11. structured sentencing
12. 1 out of _______ people in the U.S. is likely to be incarcerated in his or her lifetime.
13. Historical trend in incarceration rates in the United States since 1980
14. What percent of prisoners return to prison within three years of their release?
15. James Austin and John Irwin (hidden expenses of incarceration)
16. prisons in Finland
17. The number of states that currently have the death penalty in the U.S. (according to your textbook)
Activity Assignment 4
The day of the fourth midterm
Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take midterm 4.
This activity is worth 20 points.
We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.
Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.
Write an essay giving your reactions to the remarks made by Sudhir Venkatesh in the video: http://youtu.be/5GfJQWMP2TU.
Questions to think about:
Describe the methods used in his research on conflict mediation.
Describe the role of brokers in conflict mediation.
Describe the differences between year 1 (2005) and year 2 (2011) data, both quantitative and qualitative.
Assess the role of brokers in reducing violence in the inner city. What other strategies could be used to reduce crime and violence in the inner city? Cite material for textbook and lecture notes. Also, use of outside sources and your experience is encouraged.
1. essay demonstrates that you watched the video
2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination
3. it is well written
3. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)
Study guide for Chapter 13: Crime
1. types of violent crime
2. relationship between age and crime
3. relationship between race and crime
4. relationship between gender and crime
5. What percentage of those in state and federal prisons are men?
6. Of the people arrested in the United States, what percent are African Americans?
7. David Cole, No Equal Justice
8. homicide rate in the United States compared to other countries
9. Stanton Samenow
10. American Psychiatric Association’s claims with respect to criminal behavior
11. anomie theory
12. conflict theory, social conflict theory
13. Gottfredson and Hirschi, self-control theory
14. Travis Hirschi, social control theory, the four social bonds
15. Willem Bonger
16. Jeffrey Reiman
17. Robert Agnew, general strain theory
18. differential association theory
19. containment theory
Gender Study Guide
1. West and Zimmerman: “doing gender” and “having gender.”
2. Gender wage difference for those with a bachelor’s degree
3. Dr. M. Gigi Durham: The Lolita Effect
a. five common myths related to the Lolita effect
4. gender and religion
5. beliefs of feminists
6. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
7. the third wave of the feminist movement
8. trends in the percentage of women attending college
9. As men and women achieve higher levels of education, what happens to the income gap between them?
10. how employers perceive mothers
11. the number-one killer of women in the United States
12. Feminists seek to achieve what goals?
13. the difference between liberal feminists and radical feminists
14. Examples of abuse
15. sex
16. patriarchy
17. gender roles
18. How do functionalists see gender?
19. A survey of 1,231 senior executives from the United States and Europe found that women who act in ways that are consistent with gender stereotypes — defined as focusing “on work relationships” and expressing “concern for other people’s perspectives” — are considered less competent. But if they act in ways that are seen as more “male” — like “act assertively, focus on work task, display ambition” — they are seen as “too tough” and “unfeminine.”
20. predicaments of women executives
21. Which gender is better at negotiating salaries and raises?
22. Linda Babcock argues that over a lifetime, a starting salary difference of $5,000 can accumulate to a difference of over $500,000 (assuming 3 percent yearly raise and banking the difference into a 3 percent savings account).
23. According to research discussed in class, which gender pays a wage penalty for having children?
Study guide for race and immigration
1. the racial categories that the U.S. Census uses
2. examples of institutional discrimination
a. Jim Crow laws
b. environmental discrimination
c. poor-quality schools
d. inadequate public transportation
3. middle-income black families in white neighborhoods (describe their experience)
4. What happens when African Americans become successful? (describe their experience)
5. Ellis Cose in The Rage of the Privileged Class
6. racial and ethnic inequality by educational attainment
7. Why do immigrants cluster in ethnic enclaves?
8. William J. Wilson
9. Elijah Anderson, in Code of the Street
10. assimilation
11. proponents of “English Only” laws
12. ethnocentrism
13. color-blind racism
14. stereotype
15. prejudice
16. Research shows that ongoing segregation in the United States is driven by what factors?
17. By the early 1970s, the vast majority of whites endorsed equal access to employment and the integration of public transportation.
18. By the mid-1990s, whites showed near-universal endorsement for the principle of public school integration.
19. Negative racial stereotypes remain the norm in white America.
20. Between half and three-quarters of whites still express some degree of negative stereotyping of blacks and Latinos.
21. The share of whites asserting that persisting racial discrimination is the main cause of inequality remained constant at 20 percent between 1977 and 2004.
22. 12.6 percent of whites said access to a good education is the primary barrier to blacks’ upward mobility in 2004, nearly double the figure in 1977.
23. Between one-fifth and one-quarter of whites believe that blacks and Latinos face “a lot” of discrimination in the labor market.
24. Upwards of two thirds of blacks as well as 60 percent of Latinos believe that structural barriers inhibit their groups’ upward mobility.
25. group that exhibits the strongest preference for same-race neighbors
26. study conducted by Bertrand and Mullainathan (2004)
27. Pager (2003) study
