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16 Cards in this Set
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Social group
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A cluster of people beyond the domestic unit who are usually related on grounds other than kinship.
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Primary group
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A social group in which members meet on a face-to-face basis.
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Secondary group
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People who identify with each other on some basis but may never meet with one another personally.
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Modes of Production and Social Organization
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Foraging, Horticulture, Pastoralism, Agriculture, Industrialism/Informatics
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Youth gang
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A group of young people, found mainly in urban areas, who are often considered a social problem by adults and law enforcement officials.
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Ascribed position
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A person's standing in society based on qualities that the person has gained through birth.
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Achieved position
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A person's standing in society based on qualities that the person has gained through action.
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Status
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A person's position, or standing, in society.
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Mechanical solidarity
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Social bonding among groups that are similar.
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Organic solidarity
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Social bonding among groups with different abilities and resources.
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Diaspora population
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Dispersed group of people living outside their original homeland.
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Patriarchy
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Male dominance in economic, political, social, and ideological domains.
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Matriarchy
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Female dominance in economic, political, social, and ideological domains.
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Caste system
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A social stratification system linked with Hinduism and based on a person's birth into a particular group.
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Dalit
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The preferred name for the lowest social group in India, meaning "oppressed" or "ground down."
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Civil society
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The collection of interest groups that function outside the government to organize economic, political, and other aspects of life.
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