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14 Cards in this Set
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monogamy |
a form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other. bullsh*t |
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polygamy |
cultures that allow an individual to have several husbands or wives simultaneously |
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polygyny |
a husband my have several wives at the same time |
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polyandry |
a woman may have several husbands at the same time |
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kinship patterns |
bilateral descent: both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important patrilineal descent: favors the father's relatives in terms of property, inheritance, and emotional ties matrilineal descent: favors the mother's relatives |
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authority patterns |
societies vary in the way that power is distributed within the family patriarchy: a society that expects men to dominate in family decision making matriarchy: women dominate in family decision making egalitarian: spouses are equal |
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religion |
a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things |
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components of religion |
beliefs: statements to which members of a particular religion live by (pillars of Islam) rituals: religious practices required or expected of members of a faith experience: the feeling or perception of being in direct contact with the ultimate reality, such as a divine being, or of being overcome with religious emotion |
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power |
force: the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one's will on others influence: the exercise of power through a process of persuasion authority: power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised: (Max Weber) 1. traditional: legitimate power that is conferred by custom and expectable practice 2. rational-legal: power made legitimate by law and by written rules and regulations of a political system 3. charismatic: power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his/her followers |
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power elite |
power is in the hands of a few both inside and outside of government (corporations) |
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pluralist model |
many competing groups within the community have access to government officials so no single group is dominant (lobbyists) |
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hidden curriculum |
standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society are taught subtly in schools |
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credentialism |
an increase in the lowest level of education needed to enter a field |
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tracking |
the practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of their test scores and other criteria |
