Soc 224 midterm 2

media

targets mass audiences

new emerging forms of media

computer technology

traditional forms of media

(print, radio, cinema, tv)

Digital divide

shift in power and access between those who have access to computers and the Internet and those who don't

Experimental studies

short term effects of media violence; try to determine causation

Correlational Studies

small, statistically significant relationships; cannot prove causation

Media framing

how the media selects some aspects of a perceived reality and make them more salient (important) to promote a particular definition, interpretation or moral framing

3 frames in news media

conflict, human interest, economic consequences

country music is less likely to portray women in (blank)

traditional roles, family roles and as empowered

country music is more likely to portray women in reference to(blank)

their appearance, as objects and as slang

framing masculinity

is mostly negative: villain, aggressor, pervert, philanderer

Violence is (blank)

masculine

model minority

a minority group that scores higher in terms o socioeconomic status, education, less criminal, more cohesive and stronger family units

what is the issue with model minorities

it conceals the damaging nature of discrimination

Terrorism is (blank)

socially constructed (it is defined by those with power)

The (Ultimate) Other

south asian communities and muslims

passive recipients

blindly absorb what they see

two step flow of communication

movement of information from media to opinion leaders and then to others in their social networks

media convergence

companies owning multiple forms of media

media conglomeration

when media companies merge

Media concentration

few companies control majority of media

moral panic

occurs when perceptions of a problem differ from the reality

Folk devil

a group or person to blame problems on; ideologic embodiment of moral panic

Folk devil for Columbine school shooting

Marilyn Manson

Sociological study of sexuality emphasize (blank) theories

interpretive and critical

ritualized homosexuality

reinforced patriarchal structure of society (sexuality intertwined with structure of power)

4 components of aboriginal sexuality

physical, spirituality, intellectual, emotional

Aboriginals believe that sexuality is

a gift from the creator

evolution of sexuality in America

reproduction within marriage, intimacy within marriage, personal fulfillment

Age of onset

early onset of sexual interest in children that precedes sexual behaviour involving children or self identification

criminal justice system nature of the sexual partner

incest, beastility

formal nature of the sexual partner

workplace

informal nature of the sexual partner

prof and grad student

Bill C-150

decriminalized sam sex sexual activities between consenting adult (homosexuality removed from the DSM)

3 reasons why people are victimized for hate crimes

race and ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation

polyamory

prating multiple sexual and romantic relationships simultaneously with the full consent of all parties

polygamy

multiple wedding partners

swinging

primary focus is sex

Triad

3 people dating each other

Quad

someone is dating 2 people but the other two aren't dating

polycule

romantic network whose members are closely connected

metamour

partner of ones partner

NRE

new relationship energy

Compersion

opposite of jealousy; happiness when you see your partner with another

Voyeurism sexuality

admiration and respect for women; experienced by those in middle and business class strip clubs

cheap thrills sexuality

women are sex objects; experienced by those in working and military class strip clubs

4 types of female exotic dancers

survivors, nonconformists, dancers, workers

functional pornography

anything used by an individual for the purpose of sexual arousal

genre (pornography)

products created for the specific purposes of arousing consumers

labelling (pornography)

anything community members find obscene

Belief systems as deviant

deviance within groups

Belief systems as social types of deviance

tell us what should be deviant

Strong theist

do not question belief of God; I know he exists

De facto theist

does not know for certain, but strongly believes in God& the assumption that he is there

Weak theist

is very uncertain, but is inclined to believe in God

Pure agnostic

God's existence and non-existence are equally probable

Ecclesia

a specific belief system that is adopted at government level and becomes a nations "official" religion

Churches

highly bureaucratic

Sects

smaller religious groups that have usually broken away from churches.they have a high level of commitment.

Cults

smaller than sects, more reactionary, oppositional doctrines. there are immense levels of commitment

3 factors that determine levels of tension

magnitude of differences, level of antagonism, segregation

tensions

bidirectional: have certain levels of antagonism towards society and vice versa

millenarianism

complete social transformation is coming

milieu control

control of human communication: what the individual can communicate to the outside world and vice versa

mystical manipulation

uses extensive personal manipulation to provoke specific patterns of behaviour

demand for purity

world is divided into good and evil and group has access to the ultimate truth

cult of confession

a psychological purge of weakness which enables others to have a hold over existential guilt. Act of symbolic surrender

sacred science

member taught that their is a deeper level of understanding which requires extensive training and study in order for them to understand.

loading the language

new meanings attributed to words

John De Rutier

claims to be the living embodiment of truth

Charismatic Relationship

belief that a leader is endowed with super natural, superhuman, or exceptional powers or qualities

Cultic Milieu

cultural underground that continually give birth to new cults, absorbing the debris of dead ones

Anti cult movement

concerned parents created support groups to prevent children's brainwashing and spread info

bad apple/bad person theory

a few bad apples spoil the whole barrel

Iceberg Theory

structure of science encourages deviance: pressure

pseudoscience

astrology, magnetic therapy, Bible code

2 Aspects of Mental disorders

experience of disorder and the social dimension

prevalence of MI

the older you get more people have it

Mental disorder ranks

1)Mood and Anxiety Disorder 2)Substance Abuse Disorders 3)Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Mental disorders in men

antisocial personality disorder, substance abuse disorder, conduct disorder

Mental disorders in women

depression and anxiety

Social causation hypothesis

more life stresses and fewer resources characterize the lives of the lower class, contributing to the emergence of mental disorders

Social selection hypothesis

people with mental disorders fall into lower socioeconomic strata because of difficulties with daily function

Primary measures of MI social control

stigmatization and medicalization

evolution of treatment

religious rituals, family care, mad houses, asylums, psychiatric care

Administrative approaches to media

focus on the effect of media messages on individualizes

Critical approaches to media

analyze processes of social control, structures of power and relationship b/w media.

Digital piracy

illegal downloading

Cyberterrorism

most malicious type of hacking

Chaining

individuals can only join the network after being introduced and recommended by an existing member

Nadleeh

used to refer to both masculine female bodied or feminine male bodied members of the Navajo Indigenous community

Berdache

male prostitute ; European explorers referred biological males who assumed female roles

Les femmes du pays

aboriginal women who slept with white men (country wives)

Social purity/ Social hygiene movement

equated social purity with sexual purity. sexuality was seen as the height of morality

4 Components of the McDonaldization of society

efficiency, predictability, control, calculability

2 techniques of actively resisting MI stereotypes

deflecting and challenging

Deflecting

block stigmatization external forces, distance self from label, disorder is small part of life

Challenging

more actively fight back, less about confrontation, more about educating

2 different paradigms of mental health policies

disease paradigm and discrimination paradigm

disease paradigm

emphasizes role of symptoms in people's experience