SOC 295- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 21 pages long!)
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Variation where we understand what it means to be urbana ; this variation reflects the socially constructed nature of urban life. Where people live a similar type of life and share similar beliefs. What does it mean to be urban? . In 1920"s, urban implied large population size, density of people, & demographic heterogeneity. People are pushed out of areas - left with no choice. Social inequality is enduring feature of urban life. The gap between the haves and have-nots remains, even as populations. Even with greater awareness about social inequality, it continuous to grow in urban life. What if it wasn"t so: how are urban spaces socially constructed over time, pervasiveness of social inequality in the city. Social organization of sexuality: basics, definitions, key points in readings, padgug"s model. Even in supposedly non-sexual spheres: sports, also organizes identities. The way we think: assuming everyone is straight, discourse, noun, adjective (discursive)
