SOC1501 Test 1 2023 with verified questions and answers

3 conditions define social problems -Objective, condition negatively affects large # of ppl -Subjective, Govt/influential group recognizes problem -Condition can be solved by collective action Poverty definition over time Once seen as individual problem, but now seen as public issue, post great depression Racism definition over time Civil rights post WW2 difference Domestic violence definition over time post vs before womens movement Who are Baby boomers Born between Baby boomers impact Impacted social security, large part of population Changing racial composition White decreasing, Latinx/asian population growing, black staying the same Functionalism on Poverty Poverty can function as motivation for people to get in higher social classes, poverty is necessary but not extreme rates of it Conflict Theory on Poverty Causes class differences, greed, not everyone has same opportunities Symbolic Interactionism on Poverty appearances and stereotypes on what it means to be "poor" are created Functionalism on Social Problems Social problems are a part of how society works, although it weakens a society's stability, it is not the system's fault Conflict Theory on Social Problems Social problems are created by faults in the system, must have big change Symbolic Interactionism on Social Problems Social problems are created by interactions between individuals, people learn bad behavior and thoughts from one another, the words and gestures they exchange are symbols OPM measure food x3, income only OPM issue It does not consider the cost of living differs depending where you are Supplemental Poverty Measure income and benefits minus estimated costs, adjusts based on where you live Trend in poverty () Went down after great depression, steady, rose some during recession, Elder poverty Used to be higher, but increase in social security support has lowered poverty rates among elders, medicare Children poverty Children are the population with the highest poverty rates Most poor- race Black Most poor- education No high school diploma Most poor- martial status single mother households Most poor- region Southeast and southwest Culture of poverty perspective People within poverty become accustomed to the culture and do not feel they can change or see a point in doing it Contribution to poverty- technological advances and the education gap bigger gap in who has the resources to be educated and who doesn't Contribution to poverty- globalization and outsourcing of American jobs less jobs available Contribution to poverty- wage stagnation no growth or chance to move up Contribution to poverty- economic recession unemployment rate goes up Contribution to poverty- changing family structure more people are now single parents Consequences of poverty impact of stress, health, education, housing and residential segregation, and crime Impact of poverty on the prefrontal cortex and telomeres impact brain with functions and intelligence, lack of cognitive stimulation, impact skills and memory tunneling over-focusing on one thing to the detriment of other things Impact of parental unemployment on college students; critical consciousness financial struggles, stigma, difficulty concentrating, and sense of having to grow up faster than others, some use situation as motivation to finish education Obesity trends among poor Poor kids that live in cities do not have many options for healthy food. All the food around them is fast food, parents dont have time to cook. Barely any supermarkets available 5 key factors Raj Chetty, social mobility -less segregated areas -less inequality -better quality schools -more social networks to gain social capital -less single parent homes Possible ways to address poverty Policies impacting education and children will most likely get bipartisan support