Social stratification test

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  • Created on: 10-11-21 18:50
Key terms for Women
-Glass ceiling, -Segregated conjugal roles, -Single parents, -Gender pay gap
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Key terms for Ethnic minorities
-Labelling, -Language Barrier, -Racial discrimination in the workplace
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Key terms for the elderly
-Disengagement, -Poor pensions, -Elderly women might have been primary carers
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Key terms for working and Lower class
-Poor wages, -Material depravation, -Cultural depravation, -Immediate Gratification, -Fatalism
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What does glass ceiling mean?
It is when a woman can see where she wants to be but is held back by sexism in the workplace
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what does cultural depravation mean?
Having different norms and values which puts you at a disadvantage in life
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What does material depravation mean?
When you can't afford basic resources like food and heating
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What does fatalism mean
When you believe there is nothing you can do to change your status in life
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What does Immediate Gratification mean
When you'd rather get benefits immediately rather than working for a potentially better salary
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What does segregated conjugal roles mean
Separation of roles in the household based on gender
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What is absolute poverty
When you cannot afford essentials
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what's an example of being in absolute poverty
When you cannot afford heating, clothing, food, water, shelter
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What is relative poverty
When you cannot afford the norm in that society
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What's an example of relative poverty
You can't afford a phone, TV
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What is clause 28
Schools could not promote homosexuality
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When was clause 28 created
1988
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What is the equalities act
It became illegal to discriminate against people based on their gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race or religion
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When was the equality act created
2010
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What is the sexual offences act
Homosexuality was no longer a crime but the age of consent was 21, in contrast to 16 for heterosexual people
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When was the sexual offences act created
1967
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What is the equal pay act
Men and women had to be paid the same amount of money if they did the same job
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When was the equal pay act created
1970
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What is the same sex marriages act
Two people of the same sex could get married with all the rights that a heterosexual marriage has
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When was the same sex marriages act created
2014
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Who is Walby
A Feminist who argued that there is a double standard in society. Therefore, men and women can behave in similar ways, but get treated very differently because of gender norms
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Who is Murray
A New Right sociologist who believed that the underclass had a culture of poverty with norms and values such as fatalism and immediate gratification
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Who is Oliver
We should accept the Social Model of Disability because it makes society think how we can improve the life chances of disabled people and not view them as the problem
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Who is Craig
He argued that the media stereotypes homosexual men by representing them as camp and deviant. These labels can often lead to prejudice and discrimination
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What does patriarchy mean
A male dominated place
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What does Ladette mean
Young women who take part in laddish behaviour
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What does crisis of masculinity mean
Due to a shift in society's roles, norms and values, women are becoming more independent and it ahs changed what it means to be a man
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What does genderquake mean
A shift in gender relations and expectations
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What does dual burden/ double shift mean
Becoming the breadwinner and the primary carer
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Ann Oakley's three gender role socialisation methods
-Verbal Appellations, -Canalisation, -Manipulation
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Manipulation
Influencing on their children, easily encouraging and discouraging good and bad behaviour
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Canalization
Children are persuaded to show interest in toys related to their sex
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Verbal Appellations
Use of language related to a girl of boy
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What is the social model of disability
See a disability as just another type of different, society should change not try to see what is wrong with the person
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What is the medical model of dability
Sees disability as an illness and something bad, they see people with disabilities as somebody who needs to be helped
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What is meant by the term disability
A person is prevented from doing day-to-day tasks due to mental or physical impairments
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Able bodied
People who are not disabled
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Statistics for women in this generation
out of 100 biggest companies in Britain, only 5 had female CEO'S. Could be linked to patriarchy and glass ceiling
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Pay gap for disabled people
15%
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What does meritocracy mean
Open and fair society
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who do the new right think are to blame for poverty
The poor
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What does Murray suggest in poverty
Poor suffer from cultural depravation
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Who supports the new right
Functionalists
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What do functionalists believe
Society is a meritocracy
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What does Marxist believe
That the rich look to exploit the poor for profit
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What's another word for poor
Proletariat
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What's another word for rich
Bourgeoisie
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Card 2

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-Labelling, -Language Barrier, -Racial discrimination in the workplace

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Key terms for Ethnic minorities

Card 3

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-Disengagement, -Poor pensions, -Elderly women might have been primary carers

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Card 4

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-Poor wages, -Material depravation, -Cultural depravation, -Immediate Gratification, -Fatalism

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Card 5

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It is when a woman can see where she wants to be but is held back by sexism in the workplace

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