Exam 2: Systems of Power and Inequality

Omi and Winant use the term_____to describe how cultural representations and racial meanings are connected to the racial organization of social structures and everyday experiences.

distinctions operate in virtually every aspect of our lives, determining the nature of our work, the quality of our schooling, and the health and safety of our loved ones.

What kinds of policies to protect wealth also have the effect of consolidating historic injustices along racial lines?

Inequality in a society can be measured with a calculation called the ___________ .

What does wealth represent beyond money? Apart from having money, what kinds of social advantages are conferred on the wealthy?

Hurtado and Sinha's empirical study expands scholarship on masculinities because_____.

National polls indicate that a majority of Whites now believe that racial discrimination_____.

How does unpaid caregiving and domestic labor figure into the gendering of capitalism?

According to Katz, during 1820 to 1860, middle-class White Americans idealized "True Womanhood, True Manhood, and True Love." All were characterized by _ _________ .

What conclusions did Ferber draw regarding white supremacy and the social construction of race?

What are some widespread negative effects of a systemic wealth gap, not just for those with less wealth, but for everyone in a society?

Were you surprised by the definitions of manhood offered by Hurtado and Sinha's respondents? What controlling images of Latino masculinity might lead you to expect them to give different answers? How does this illustrate the power of controlling images for shaping racialized gender expectations?

What is meant by "the social construction of race"? How does this construction become reconstructed according to Gans?

What are some examples of media images that portray Asian women as submissive or subservient to men? How do these controlling images normalize White femininity?

The author believes Whiteness protected her from many kinds of_____.

White supremacist literature, according to Ferber, describes Interracial sex as the ultimate_____.

How do media images affect the way that Whites think about race and racism, according to Gallagher? How can depictions of racial harmony be racist? How can media images of successful politicians, celebrities and sports figures contribute to racism? What important sociological concepts-and social realities-are missing from the picture in the color-blind perspective?

How do both the racist past and racist present in the United States show evidence that White supremacist views are linked to and depend upon systems of patriarchy and male dominance? Locate examples in Feagin's article or provide your own examples.

Bonilla-Silva proposes that a new racial stratification system in the United States will be_____.

The sexual exploitation of women has been a basic ingredient of ___________ , according to the authors.