SOCI 120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ofu-Olosega
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Ny city story- in 1990, an apartment in new york was occupied by 39 yr. old julius streicher & Christine streicher, 33 and their 4 young children. 1885 from germany to new york, where they met & married. Neither have graduated from high school, and they world for 10 to 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. They spend half of their income on food & the rest went towards rent. Today, dorothy sabo resides in their home, living alone. 87, she is retired from her teaching career. Her life is far easier than the streichers was. For one, when the streichers lived there, the building had no electricity & no running water. Her pension & social security amount to several times as much as the streichers earned. Social change/cultural lag- social change is the transformation of culture & social institutions over time. Has 4 major characteristics: social change happens all the time.
