SOC 3 Flashcards

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What is a puppet state? Give 1 example?

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When a weaker country is controlled by a stronger country through government and military.
Example: USA controls Israel.

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Explain the types of poverty

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Relative poverty: an individual’s income compared to others.

Absolute poverty: A country’s wealth based on agriculture, tourism, and natural resources.

Feminization: Women are generally poorer than men globally.

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Definition of modernization theory

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An economic model that explains global inequality in terms of technological and agricultural differences between nations.

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explain neocolonial nations and give 1 example

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when a week country depend omn a stong country fior economical grwoth/ gain
ex-Nigeria relying on foreign oil companies.

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What is cultural colonialism give1 exaple

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When a strong country takes over a weak land and forces their culture on the nation.
Example: When Spain colonized Mexico, it spread the Spanish language and Christianity, and many Indigenous traditions were pushed aside.

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explain concepts of predudic and setroytypes

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Prejudice: Unfair generalization toward a certain group of people.
Example: All Middle Easterners are terrorists.

Stereotypes: Exaggerated generalizations about a group of people.
Example: Asians can’t drive.

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Take off stage, explain, and give 2 examples

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When a country produces more than what they need for economic gain.
Examples:

Colombia – coffee

China – produces large amounts of electronics

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scapegoat theory of prejudice

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When the minority is blamed for the majority of society’s mistakes.

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stages of dependence theory

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Rostow
Narrow export-oriented countries: A weak country fully depends on a strong one.

Lack of industrialization: Not enough room for industrial growth.

Foreign debt: A weak country depends on a strong country to pay off debt.

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define meritocracy and prolrtarians

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Meritocracy: Being paid for your own work.

Proletarians: The first union workers, including Irish, Chinese, and Slaves, who went on strike because they were only paid with food and shelter for railroad work.

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conflict theory of prejudice

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When prejudice is used as a tool to oppress minorities.

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high mass consumption stage

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Where a country consumes more than it produces.
Example: USA and japan

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authoritarian personality theory

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If one person is intolerant toward one group of people, they are most likely intolerant toward everyone else.

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Define genocide and give an example

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Systematic killing of a certain culture or race.
Example: Cambodian genocide

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Who’s Malal Yousefzai? Her role and accomplishments

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Malala advocated for women’s education and was shot in the head by the Taliban. She survived, became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize, and wrote a book about her story.

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culture theory

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When racism is born or rooted in society and culture itself.

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explain discrimination and segregation

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Discrimination: Unfair treatment of a certain group of people.

Segregation: Social and physical separation of a certain group of people.

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explain the technological stage and give 1 example

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When a culture uses technology to advance its technological developments.
Example: Mexico using modern tools for farming and crops.

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explain global stratification

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Pattern of social inequality is not equal in the world as a whole.

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race vs ethnicity
define pluralism

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Race: DNA

Ethnicity: Culture

Pluralism: When there are multiple cultures in one big culture.
Example: USA

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colonialism

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One country controls another

20
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matriarchy

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Women hold power

21
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gender stratification

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Unequal power between men and women

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Capital of turky

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Capital of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
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in which country was modern soccer originate?
England
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