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Social movement

Social movement. People organizing for change using unconventional methods: civil rights, feminism, gay and lesbian rights Tool of those with little established power Incur strong opposition High risk strategy Stigma Role of criminal justice system. Social movement theory.

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Social movement

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  1. Social movement • People organizing for change using unconventional methods: civil rights, feminism, gay and lesbian rights • Tool of those with little established power • Incur strong opposition • High risk strategy • Stigma • Role of criminal justice system

  2. Social movement theory • Alexis de Tocqueville: “revolution of rising expectations” • The equality revolutions in the U.S.: abolitionism, woman suffrage, civil rights, modern feminism, gay and lesbian rights

  3. Gay and lesbian social movement • Legal rights: homosexual behavior a crime well into the 1970s • Medical definitions: homosexuality a mental illness until the early 1970s • UMD Library: “Before Stonewall,” “After Stonewall” • Gay pride marches, beginning in San Francisco • AIDS and the AIDS quilt • Marriage as a goal

  4. Social Trends • The General Social Survey • Subject index • Balwkfam • Meoverwrk • Flextime • Parleave • Homosex

  5. Establishing causality in sociology • Three criteria • Correlation: knowing the value of the first variable (X) helps predict the second variable(Y) • Time order: the causal variable comes first • Lack of spuriousness: We can’t find some third variable (Z) that accounts for the correlation by affecting both X and Y

  6. Cross tabulation • Always put what you think is the independent variable in the columns and percentage within columns • Survey Documentation and Analysis • Use sex and class as independent(causal) variables. Use balwkfam, meoverwrk, fechild, fecare, fehelp, feimp, fekids5, fekids1 as dependent variables (possibly caused by the independent variable)

  7. Testing Lareau • Quantitative vs. qualitative data • Measurement • How to measure our independent variable, social class… education, income, job prestige

  8. Testing Lareau 2 How to measure dependent variable, parenting style concerted cultivation 1. 2. natural growth 1. 2.

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  13. Study guide • Who will be taking essay exam? • Questions about the study guide????

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