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26 Cards in this Set
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Social Organization
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A way to organize people in society
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nuclear family
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a family consisting of husband, wife and their children; found in industrail societies
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extended family
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a family consisiting of several generations linging in one household; found in farming societies
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social class
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to rank people in order of status based on wealth, education, job, etc
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sutom/traditions
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rules of behavior; they guide how we act and outline the way things are done
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language
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a way to communicate thoughts, feelings and knowledge
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arts/literature
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Oroducts of people's imaginations, anything that entertains us and teaches us about our culture
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religion
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helps a culture to anwser the basic questions about the meaning and purpose of life and is shared between people
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monothesism
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a type of religion in which only one god is worshipped
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polytheism
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a type of religion in which more than one god is worshipped
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governement
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an organization formed to provide for the common needs of the people:
1. keep order in society 2. protect people from outside threats |
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democracy
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a type of government in which the people have the supreme power; the government can only act with the people's consent
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direct democracy
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a type of democracy in which the people are directly involved with the decision making
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republic
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a type of democracy in which the people choose representatives to speak and act for them
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dictatorship
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a type of governemtn in which a ruler or group holds power by force usually relying on military support
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monarchy
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a type of government in which one ruler inherits or is elected to a throne and head of state for life
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oligarchy
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a type of government in which many people have ruling pwer
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economic systems
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ways in which people use limited resources to satisfy thier wants and needs
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traditional economy
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a type of economic system in which people produce most of what they need to survive
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market economy
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a type of economic system in which people bya nd sell goods and services
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command economy
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a type of economic system in which the government controls everything that is produced and sold
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mixed economy
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a type of economic system in which individuals and the government make decisions about the economy
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ethnocentrism
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the belief that one's own culture is superior to all others and is the standard by which all other cultures should be measured
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globalization
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the whays in which the world is being knitted tigether through trade and technology
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interdependence
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the dependence of countries on goods, resources and knowledge from other parts of the world
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outsourcing
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then a company or organization obtains services from another sources (countries)
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