SOC 105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Inequality, Glass Ceiling, White Privilege

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 105
• Professor: Stephen Muzzatti

Document Summary

The process by which a relatively small number of people in the media industry control what material eventually reaches the audience. Narcotizing effect: the phenomenon in which the media provide such massive amounts of coverage that the audience becomes numb and falls to act on the information, regardless of how compelling the issue. Dysfunction: an element or a process of society that may disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability. Horizontal mobility: the movement from one social position to another of the same rank. Vertical mobility: the movement from one social position to another of a different rank. Generational mobility: changes of social position of children in relation to their parents. Intergenerational mobility: changes of a social position within their adult life. Ethnic group: a group that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.