Sociology Quiz 2

Gender Policing

The Trump administration has announced that only the gender they agree with are real (two genders) and only the forms of gender affirming care such as plastic surgery have been accepted but sex changes/forms of gender affirming care that can be used to transition an individual are being fought to be prohibited

Structural Inequality

An unequal distribution of resources, including power wealth + prestige that occurs through the process of stratification

Stratification

Organization of different groups based on the resources available/provided to them

Discrimination

Treating people based on implicit bias, prejudice, or stereotypes

Internalized Bias

When a member of a group internalizes negative beliefs about their own group

Prejudice

Preconceived beliefs, attitudes, or opinions about members of a group (explicit bias)

Positionality

The social political context that shapes how you see the world, can be helpful when discussing social problems

Race as a Social Construct

Race is not biological, it is socially constructed by society meaning that its definition is arbitrary and changing over time

Race as a Social Construct Examples

US Census Categories (started with three categories- free whites, all other persons, slaves- now includes an ethnicity section + more races)

Color Evasiveness

Seeing all peoples as the same

Diversity

Avoiding the hard discussions about racial differences and assuming that all society is inclusive of all races

Anti-Racist

Recognizing racism and racist practices in the United States and working to "dismantle it"

Myth of Meritocracy

The idea that hard works and talent alone leads to success (if people are poor they are blamed for not working hard enough)

Myth of Meritocracy Examples

SAT Scores (higher SAT scores are associated with higher parent income, not the ability or merit of the student)

Gender Roles

Society's concept of how boys/men and girls/women should behave, now there is an increased push to return back to traditional gender roles

Gender Socialization

Learning of gender roles through interactions within society (ex: through family, peers, school, government, work, religion, media)

Structural Inequality Model

History --> Institutional Practices --> Laws/Policies

Structural Inequality Model Examples

Traditional gender roles --> women mistreated in the work places --> paid leave , Slavery--> Jim Crowe Laws/Segregation --> Civil Rights Act