SOCL 2002 : Sociology Exam 2 Notes
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In-groups and out-groups: of doing things are the best. Factors that upset the normal rate of gene flow: swamping- a small population next to a much larger population the two populations start interbreeding, genetic traits of the smaller population eventually become washed out by the larger population. One-drop rule: 1/32 of african american blood is classified as african-american. Mutation- only important if it provides a naturally selective advantage (which is rare to an extent: melanocytes- glands throughout the body, darker skin gives greater protection. Bureaucracies: large, complex organizations that tend to exist over a long period of time. Features of rational bureaucracies: high specialization and a high division of labor, the people who decided this were somewhat ethnocentric, distinguished from bureaucracies in pre-industrial companies because in modern rational. O. 6: first americans crossed over from siberia during last ice age (20,000 years ago to 8,000 years ago, migration took place over about 12,000 years ago, many different groups and languages.
