Sociology Test 3

Wage

Cash payments workers receive in exchange for their labor (primary form of income in the US)

Economic Elite

The minority of people who control a disproportionate amount of wealth. An example would be elon musk and Jeff Bezos, who are among the richest individuals globally, influencing economic policies and systems.

Capital

Economic, social, or cultural resources we use to get the things we want and need. It referes to any financial or non financial asset that can be used to gain power or status. Pierre Bourdieu made categories; economic, cultural, social, and symbolic capital.

Androcentrism

The production of unjust outcomes for people who perform femininity. It grants greater reward, respect, value, and power to masculine activities, occupations, and people compared to feminine ones. It values things associated with men over things associated with women.

Hegemonic Masculinity

A gender hierarchy version of masculinity is most culturally admired and rewarded. It is the ideal masculinity and the idolization of the heterosexual and physically dominant male athlete or action hero. Some characteristics are bravery, resourceful/breadwinning, and emotional suppression.

Means of Production

Resources that can be used to create wealth and services. It is the instruments of labor: The tools, machinery, factories, and equipment used to do work.

Environmental Racism

The practice of exposing racial and ethnic minorities to more toxins and pollutants than white people. All around the globe, members of minority groups bear a greater burden of heakth issues from this esxposure to waste.

school- to- prison pipeline

A practice of disciplining and punishing children and youth in school that takes them out of educationl settings and into the criminal justice system; This pipeline doesnt impact students equally as it mainly targets marginalized groups like black, hispanic, and indegenous students. It rooted from inadequate resources in school like, overcrowded classrooms, lack of qualified teachers, and insufficient funds for things like textbooks, counselors, and extra opportunites.

residential segregation

physical and social separation of people by race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status across neighborhoods or cities.

Adultification

Process or practice in which adults or institutions perceive and treat a child as being older or more mature than their actual age.

Alienation

Condition in which an individual feels isolated or disconnected from their work.