Sociology Questions
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Weber Conceived of inequality / stratification occurring along three axes:
According to a 2011 survey-based study, these three charts represent:1. how Americans imagine the distribution of wealth2. how they wished it was distributed3. how it actually looked at the time (it's worse now).
does correlation mean causation?
the Knights of Labor united workers to advocate for an 8 hour work day, make equal pay, and abolish child labor. Only excluded Chinese Immigrants.AFL formed trade unions with skilled workers fighting for better wages and hours Knights of Labor was more secretive
organizations of farmers wanting the re-minting of silver and the government to control railroads
captains of industry who created jobs and products, but also paid low wages and were ruthless
urban political organizations that dominated cities. They provided service to the needy but also practiced corruption and crime
tried to break down a job in a factory to it's smallest point
light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera, and many more
deflation effected farmers and farmers wanted to go back to the gold standard
Horizontal is taking over companies in the same line of businessVertical is gaining control of many businesses that make up the phases of a product's development
Free labor under Homestead ActFree EducationEscape political persecutionEmploymentEscape religious persecution
Tried to get Native Americans to assimilate to Western culture
Large professionally managed farm by a corporation or investors
Wrote How the Other Half Lives to point out problems in slums and Tenements
what organisms are often hermaphrodites?
reproductive interactions are what kind of interactions?
According to symbolic interactionist, the three most common means of learning and internalizing religion are:
-Schools provide child care (after school programs)-High schools and colleges are matchmaking institutions that bring together unmarried people-Educations decreases job competition-Educational institutions create social networks-Education is good for business
Reproduces and reinforces inequality and maintains a rigid social class structure
