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What are achievement gaps?
What are achievement gaps?
Disparities in the academic accomplishments of different kinds of students.
What is tracking?
What is tracking?
The practice of placing students in different classrooms according to their perceived ability.
What is adultification?
What is adultification?
A form of bias in which adult characteristics are attributed to children.
What is the "school-to-prison pipeline"?
What is the "school-to-prison pipeline"?
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What is institutional discrimination?
What is institutional discrimination?
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What is institutional racism?
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What is residential segregation?
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What is hypersegregation?
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What is colorism?
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What was the research question of "Jack's the privileged poor" Ted talk?
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What is cross-institutional advantage and disadvantage?
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What is cumulative advantage and disadvantage?
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What is intergenerational advantage and disadvantage?
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What is structural violence?
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What is mass incarceration?
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What is mass deportation?
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What was the research question of the Asad Engage and Evade documentary?
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What is androcentrism?
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What is hegemonic masculinity?
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What are subordinate masculinities?
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What are marginalized masculinities?
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What was the argument of Armstrong and Hamilton's Paying for the Party?
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What is the second shift?
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What is a time-use diary?
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What is the ideal worker norm?
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What is a shared division of labor?
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What is a specialized division of labor?
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What is the ideology of intensive motherhood?
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What is the feminization of poverty?
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What is the glass escalator?
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What is the androcentric pay scale?
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What is care work?
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What is male flight?
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What is patriarch/property marriage?
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What is breadwinner/homemaker marriage?
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What is a family wage?
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What is the ideology of separate spheres?
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What is heteronormative?
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What is pro-natal?
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What are partnership unions?
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What was the argument of Collin's Making Motherhood Work?
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What is the power elite?
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What is pluralist theory of power?
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What is elite theory of power?
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What is social capital?
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What is social closure?
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What is cultural capital?
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What is fit?
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What is ethnography?
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What are field notes?
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What is insurgent consciousness?
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What was the argument of Lauren Rivera's "How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs"?
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What is collective action?
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What is a social movement?
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What is interdependent power?
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What is the repertoire of contention?
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What is the social construction of social problems?
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What is a collective action problem?
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What was the argument of Aldon Morris's From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter?
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What is organizational strength?
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What are political networks?
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What is a frame?
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What are countermovements?
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What are counter frames?
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What are framing wars?
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What is a political opportunity structure?
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What is a critical event?
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What is an economic opportunity structure?
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What is interest convergence?
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What was the argument of Reynolds's "Repurposing Title IX"?
What was the argument of Reynolds's "Repurposing Title IX"?
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What is globalization?
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What are transnational organizations?
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What is the nation-state system?
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What is the world system?
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What is an echo chamber?
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What is network analysis?
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What is ideological homophily?
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Study Notes
Achievement Gaps
- Disparities in academic progress among different student groups.
Tracking
- Placing students in different classes based on perceived ability.
Adultification
- Attributing adult characteristics to children.
School-to-Prison Pipeline
- Disciplinary practices leading students into the criminal justice system.
Institutional Discrimination
- Widespread practices disadvantage some groups, advantage others.
Institutional Racism
- Societal practices creating unjust outcomes for racial groups.
Residential Segregation
- Separating different population groups into specific neighborhoods.
- Example: Chicago neighborhoods.
Hypersegregation
- Extreme residential separation limiting contact between different racial groups.
Colorism
- Bias or discrimination based on skin tone (dark to light).
Jack's the Privileged Poor Ted Talk
- Research Question: How low-income students navigate elite colleges.
- Method: Ethnography and interviews.
- Argument: Access ≠ Inclusion; low-income students face challenges in elite colleges.
Cross-Institutional Advantage/Disadvantage
- Positive or negative outcomes across different institutions.
- Example: A criminal record affecting job prospects.
Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage
- Advantages or disadvantages accumulate over a lifetime.
- Example: Student debt impacting future wealth.
Intergenerational Advantage/Disadvantage
- Advantages or disadvantages passed from parents to children.
- Example: Wealthy family background impacting future opportunities.
Structural Violence
- Institutional discrimination harming individuals.
Mass Incarceration
- Extremely high rates of imprisonment.
Mass Deportation
- Extremely high rates of deportation.
Asad Engage and Evade Documentary
- Research Question: How immigrant parents interact with social service institutions.
- Method: Interviews.
- Argument: Challenges faced by immigrant families accessing social services.
Sexism
- Unjust outcomes based on perceived biological sex (female).
- Example: Undervalued labor traditionally done by women.
Androcentrism
- Unjust outcomes based on performance of femininity.
- Example: Unpaid work traditionally assigned to women.
Hegemonic Masculinity
- The most admired and rewarded form of masculinity.
Subordinate Masculinities
- Forms of masculinity considered inferior compared to hegemonic masculinity.
Marginalized Masculinities
- Forms of masculinity considered inferior due to other social identities.
Armstrong and Hamilton's Paying for the Party
- Research Question: Impacts of peer culture, women's experiences in parties.
- Method: Interviews & ethnography.
- Argument: Male-dominated party culture, limited opportunities for women.
Second Shift
- Unpaid housework and childcare after paid work.
Time-Use Diary
- Research method where participants record activities over 24 hours.
Ideal Worker Norm
- Expectation of complete job devotion without family responsibilities.
Shared Division of Labor
- Equal distribution of paid and unpaid work between partners.
Specialized Division of Labor
- Unequal distribution of paid and unpaid work between partners.
Ideology of Intensive Motherhood
- Belief that children require intensive maternal investment.
Feminization of Poverty
- Concentration of women at the bottom of the income scale.
Glass Escalator
- Men rapidly promoted in female-dominated professions.
Job Segregation
- Separation of individuals into specific occupations based on social identity.
Androcentric Pay Scale
- Correlation between male representation and higher wages in an occupation.
Care Work
- Face-to-face caretaking of others' needs.
Male Flight
- Men abandoning an activity as women adopt it.
Patriarch/Property Marriage
- Model where women and children are considered the property of men.
Breadwinner/Homemaker Marriage
- Model with one spouse earning while another stays home.
Family Wage
- Income sufficient to support a non-working wife and children.
Ideology of Separate Spheres
- Belief that home belongs to women and work to men.
Heteronormativity
- Promotion of heterosexuality as the only acceptable sexual identity.
Mononormativity
- Promoting monogamy as the only preferred relationship structure.
Pro-natal
- Promoting childbearing and stigmatizing child-free choices.
Partnership Unions
- Relationship model emphasizing love and equality.
Collin's Making Motherhood Work
- Research Question: Sources of American mothers' work-family conflict.
- Method: Interviews.
- Argument: Conflict arises from norms & material circumstances.
Power Elite
- Small interconnected group holding top positions in institutions.
Pluralist Theory of Power
- U.S. politics characterized by competing groups working together.
Elite Theory of Power
- Small, networked group controlling powerful positions.
Social Capital
- Resources gained from relationships and networks.
Social Closure
- Advantaged groups restricting opportunities for others.
Cultural Capital
- Symbolic resources communicating social status
- Objectified: Possessions representing one's status
- Institutional: Endorsements from institutions
- Embodied: Symbolic significance of one's appearance, knowledge, skills.
Fit
- Feeling of compatibility between one's cultural capital and social context.
Ethnography
- Research method involving observation and participation in social settings.
Field
- Location or places where ethnographers conduct research.
Field Notes
- Descriptive accounts of observed social interactions.
Insurgent Consciousness
- Recognition of shared grievance for collective action.
Lauren Rivera How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs
- Research Question: How employers evaluate candidates.
- Method: Interviews.
- Argument: Cultural fit is highly valued.
Social Change
- Shifts in shared beliefs, interactions, and institutions.
Collective Action
- Coordinated activities of a group toward a shared goal.
Social Movement
- Organized collective action for social change.
Interdependent Power
- Power derived from non-cooperation.
Repertoire of Contention
- Common activities representing dissatisfaction.
Social Construction of Social Problems
- Process of defining personal struggles as public issues.
- Steps: defining harm, seeking institutional solutions.
Insurgent Consciousness
- Recognition of shared grievance that can be addressed through collective action.
Collective Action Problem
- Difficulty coordinating large groups for collective action.
Aldon Morris From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter
- Research Question: How movements challenge systemic oppression?
- Method: Interviews.
- Argument: Successful movements use grassroots organizing, internal resources, strategic disruption.
Organizational Strength
- Strong leadership, resources, networks, and infrastructure of movement.
Political Networks
- Connections between individuals with similar political goals.
Standing
- Authority to speak credibly on a topic.
Frame
- Concise claim about a social fact, e.g., "Black Lives Matter."
Countermovements
- Organized efforts opposing social movements.
Counterframes
- Frames challenging the frames of existing movements, e.g., "All Lives Matter."
Framing Wars
- Battles over whether a social fact is a problem and what kind.
Political Opportunity Structure
- Strengths/weaknesses of the political system affecting social movements.
Cultural Opportunity Structure
- Cultural ideas/practices enabling or limiting activist strategies.
Critical Event
- Sudden events inspiring political activity, e.g., George Floyd's death.
Economic Opportunity Structure
- Role of money in enabling or limiting a movement.
Interest Convergence
- Alignment of activists' and elite interests.
Reynolds Repurposing Title IX
- Research Question: How sexual harassment became categorized as sex discrimination under Title IX?
- Method: Interviews & comparative history.
- Argument: Collaboration between students and lawyers changed Title IX.
Globalization
- Intensifying connections between nation-states.
Transnational Organizations
- Organizations operating across multiple countries.
Colonialism
- Countries claiming control of territories and exploiting them.
Nation-State System
- World society consisting of sovereign territories.
World System
- Global capital market.
Echo Chamber
- Reinforcement of existing views within a group.
Network Analysis
- Studying connections among individuals and their consequences.
Ideological Homophily
- Tendency to associate with similar individuals.
Burawoy Contradictions, Dilemmas, and Possibilities
- Research Question: Why policy actors deny human activity as a climate cause?
- Method: Surveys & network analysis.
- Argument: Policy actor relationships distort scientific consensus.
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Explore critical concepts such as achievement gaps, institutional discrimination, and the school-to-prison pipeline. This quiz delves into the complexities of educational disparities and their broader societal implications, including racism, residential segregation, and adultification of children. Test your knowledge on these pressing issues affecting student experience and equity.