| Term | Definition |
|---|
| pluralist model of power | see power as distributed among many people |
| power elite theorist | c wright mills |
| power elite members | corporate rich, executive branch, military |
| instrumentalist view | marger-money and influence control gov |
| structuralist view | elite dont actively manipulate system but it is nature of capitalism |
| mill's elite cohesive | psychological similarity, social interaction, coinciding interests |
| governing class theorist | domhoff |
| dominant class | uppermost social group controls everything |
| bias of the system theorist | parenti |
| bias of the system theory | controllers come from priveleged backgrounds and make decisions to benefit rich |
| power | ability to get what one wants from someone else |
| systematic imperatives | institutions in society patterned to produce prearranged results-favors status quo |
| 5 myths of families | stable and harmonious, haven in heartless world, monolithic family form, unified family experience, family decline cause of social problems |
| opiate of the masses | marx's view on religious-inhibits social change by encouraging oppressed to accept lot |
| sex | biological differences in males and females |
| gender | social and cultural meanings attached to males and females |
| gender stratification | ranking of the sexes so women are unequal in resources, power and opportunities |
| androgyny | integration of traditional feminine and masculine in same individual |
| gender socialization | learning gender - at home, at play, education, sports, |
| ways male dominance enforced | language, interpersonal behavior, media, religion, law, politics, |
| gender segregation | pattern of men and women in different jobs |
| structured gender inequality | workforce, earnings gap, |
| glass ceiling | women can only go so far-invisible barriers that limit mobility |
| order on social class | based on occupation, similar lifestyles |
| conflict on class | money, power, means of production -take or give orders at work |
| resistance movement | organized to resist change or reverse that have already occurred |
| reform movements | seek to alter specific parts of society-usually single issue (women's rights) |
| Revolutionary movement | radical changes-replace social institutions (USSR Countries changing) |
| social movement | collective attempt to promote or resist change |
| hidden curriculum | what schools really teach- follow orders, be quiet, comply with authorities (conflict term) |
| core values of social work | service, social justice, dignity and worth of a person, importance of human relationships, integrity, competence |
| social work mission | enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people |
| utilitarianism theorist | John Stuart Mill |
| Utilitarianism | greatest good for greatest number of people-maximize benefit-minimize cost |
| egalitarianism theorist | john rawls |
| egalitarianism | maximizing the minimum-focus on disadvantaged-everyone has rights, fair equality and opportunity, dont further disadvantaged those screwed already |
| libertarianism theorist | robert nozick |
| libertarianism | liberty freedom, self-determination, people should decide how to use resources themselves, acquisition, disposition, restitution |
| communitarianism theorist | amitai etzioni |
| communitarianism | rights and responsibilities- social and personal- community living- perfect-have resources, imperfect-need support |
| capitalism | private ownership of means of production, personal profit, competition, government allows market to run freely |
| socialism | production owned by people, deomcratic, egalitarian, community, planning for common good, |
| laze feer | minimal government interference |
| shared monopoly | 4 or less firms control more than 50 of market |
| megamergers consequence | high prices, more power, less communities, less jobs, more debt |
| interlocking directorates | leaders of company serve on each others boards |
| capitalism breeds inequality | concentration of wealth (corporate and private), concentration of want and misery |
| scientific management theorist | frederick taylor |
| scientific management | maximize output-minimize input- standardized results (assembly line) |
| Alienation | consequence of work in US- feel alienated from product, other workers, and self |
| capitalism in crisis | greed, excess, loss of public trust, rip-offs, lower rate of profit, no planning |
| consequence of taking jobs away from us | loss of jobs, less regulation, higher profits abroad, cheaper production, sweatshops, |
| george homans | exchange theorist on everyday social interactions, focus on rewards and costs |
| propositions to explain social behavior | success, stimulus, value, deprivation, aggresion-approval, rationality, |
| peter blau | exchange theorist- analyze social structures, exchanges can see basis of war, power, inequality and oppression, how form groups and what do you do if dont have means of exchange |
| richard emerson | exchange theorist- power central to theory- each exchange embedded in larger network |
| thibaut and kelley | social psychology of groups-power. rewards, comparisons |
| three determinants of health care coverage | race, class, gender |
| mental health parity act of 1996 and 2008 | parity of benefits from insurers for mental health care, |
| Timothy's Law | New York- mental health coverage comparable, |
| garret lee smith memorial act | youth suicide prevention |
| deficiency theories | groups are inferior-they are deficient-causes inequality (biological or cultural) |
| structural discrimination theories | public institutions foster racism-not just personally in the head |
| bias theories | blame members of majority for discrimination |
Combine with other sets
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