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Drugs
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substances that have psychological or physical effects
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Narcotics
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drugs that are considered illegal today
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Drug use
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act of internally processing chemical substance (other than food) that have physical effects
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Drug Abuse
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the use of drugs despite adverse consequences
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Addiction
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a chronic coondition that can include both psychological and or physiological compulsion towards drug seeking + use
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Stimulants
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types of drugs that excites the body + stimulates the brain and central nervous system (cocaine, ecstacy, meth, tobacco)
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Depressants
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type of drug that slows the activiies of the vital organs in the body to create a relaxed, sleepy feeling. (alcohol, opiates, marijuana, inhalants)
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Hallucinogens
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type of drug that distorts the senses and creates hallucinations (acid (LSD), mushrooms)
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transgender
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refers to people whose gender identity or gender expression differs from that associated with their birth sex
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sexual orientation
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refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and or sexual attractions to men, some, or both sexes.
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Drift, transition, and proffesionalization
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What are the three stages in becoming a prostitute?
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drift
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first stage in which they have sex in exchange for money
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transition
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6 month period in which the women try to rationalize their behaviour as normal.
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professionalization
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The women identify themselves as prostitutes
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Sex tourism
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act of people from wealthy nations traveling to less developed countries for sexual acts that may or may not be illegal in their home country
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objectification
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treating a human like an object
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commodification
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the transformation of relationships that were formerly unrelated to commerce into economic relationships built on buying and selling
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***** theory
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refers to a body of theory and research that seeks to neutralize the heterosexual bias in the US; turns to historical references
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Race
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the division of people based on certain physical characteristics
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ethnicity
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classification of people who share a common cultural heritage
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majority
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the group that has the largest population in society and holds significant power and privilege
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minority
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the group that has a smaller population and less power
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racism
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a prejudice that asserts one race is inferior to another, thus making them less worthy of fair treatment
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prejudice
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rigid generalizations, often negative, about an entire category of people
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stereotypes
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simplified and extreme perceptions of an entire group of people that are usually based on false assumptions
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discrimination
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the deliberate and unfair treatment of people based on a prejudice
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institutional discrimination
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maintains the advantages for the dominant group, while providing the appearance of fairness to all
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scapegoat
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making an unfair accusation against a person or group as the cause of a problem
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white privilege
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perceived set of societal privileges that white people benefit from beyond those commonly experience by people of color
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immigration
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voluntary/involuntary movement of people from one society to another
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labor
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immigrants who migrate to anew country because they're seeking work
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professional
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immigrants who migrate to a new country because they possess some skill or profession
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entrepreneurial
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immigrants who migrate because they seek to own their own businesses
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ethnocentrism
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thinking about or defining another culture on the basis of your own
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refugees
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people who migrate because they are seeking safety and freedom
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multiculturalism
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concept that supports the inherent value of different cultures within society..multi
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assimilation
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process by which minority groups adopt the patterns of the dominant culture
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rapid
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assimilation : when a minority group completely abandons its previous culture in favor of a new one
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segmented
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assimilation: the idea that there is more than one way to adopt a new land and become economically and socially successful.
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demography
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the study of the size and composition of a population
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population variables
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the changeable characteristics of a given population
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fertility, mortality, and migration
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3 major parts of demography?
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fertility
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# of births that occur in a population
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crude birth rate
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#of births for every 1000 of people each year
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age specific birth rate
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#of births for every 1000 women in a specific age group
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Total fertility rate
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# of births expected from any woman in the population
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zero population growth
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a TFR of 2, meaning that each woman has 2 children to replace the mother & father therefore th epopulation stays the same
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mortality
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the number of deaths
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crude death rate
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# of deaths for every 1000 people each year
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infant mortality rate
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# of children/1000 who are born alive but die before 1
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life expectancy
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average # of years of life for a person
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life span
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the max length of time that it is possible for a human to live
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population pyramids
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visual representation of data about a specific population in relation to age and sex
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migration
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the movement of people from one area to another area
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