Question

key concepts from lecture

• sociological imagination: connecting ____ experiences to larger ____ structures.
• social construction of difference: differences take on meaning through ____ and ____.
• privilege: ______ advantages some groups receive.
• oppression: ______ disadvantages some groups experience.
• internalized oppression: when marginalized groups may absorb dominant beliefs about their own differences. (told they are less than and believe it)
• double consciousness / double bind: living with contradictory demands; trying to be \______\ but never fully accepted.
• hegemony: dominant ideologies presented as \common sense\.

handedness activity (analogy)
we use left - vs. right - handedness as a way to understand how human differences can become systems of inequality.

1. human difference (biological, involuntary): ____ vs. ____
2. social differentiation: right - handedness normalized as \standard\; left - handedness judged as \abnormal\ or \wrong.\
3. social stratification: right - handed people enjoy advantages (access, entitlement); left - handed people face disadvantages (discrimination, stereotypes).
4. institutionalization: tools, desks, language, cultural ideas all reinforce the ; inequality becomes \.\

takeaway: human differences → social differences → inequality → stratification.

Explanation:

Sociological imagination links personal experiences to social - structural contexts. Social construction of difference occurs via social interactions and cultural norms. Privilege is unearned advantages, and oppression is systematic disadvantages. Internalized oppression is when marginalized groups accept negative views about themselves. Double consciousness is living with contradictory demands. Hegemony presents dominant ideologies as common - sense. In the handedness example, the biological difference between left - and right - handedness is socially differentiated, stratified, and institutionalized to create inequality.

Answer:

Sociological Imagination: personal, social
Social Construction of Difference: social interactions, cultural norms
Privilege: unearned
Oppression: systematic
Double Consciousness / Double Bind: normal
Hegemony: sense
Human Difference (biological, involuntary): left - handedness, right - handedness
Social Differentiation: right, left
Social Stratification: right, left
Takeaway: inequality