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23 Cards in this Set
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sex
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the biological differences between males and females
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gender
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the social and cultural significance that we attach to the biological differences of sex
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instrumental leader
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the person in the family who bears responsibility for the completion of tasks, focuses on distant goals, and manages the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions
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expressive leader
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the person in the family who bears responsibility for the maintinace of harmony and internal emotional affairs
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second shift
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the double burden-work outside the home, followed by child care and housework-that many women face and few men share equitably
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sexism
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the ideology that one sex is superior to the other
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institutional discrimination
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a pattern of treatment that systematically denies a group access to resources and opportunities as part of society's normal operations
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ageism
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age discrimination is stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age
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disengagement theory
(Elaine cummings and William Henry) |
delinates how relationships between people and other members of society are severed or altered in quality
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racial group
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a group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on social significance
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ethnic group
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a group that is set apart from others primarily because of its nationla origin or distinctive cultural patterns
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minority
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a subordinate group, whose members, even if they represent a numeric majority, have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs
(black, hispanic, gay, transgender, poor, etc) |
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majority
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group or very small number of majority groups, with the most power and control in the society
(white, rich, etc) |
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prejudice
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a negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority
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discrimination
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the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons
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glass ceiling
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an invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individuals gender, race or ethnic group
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contact hypothesis
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the theory that in cooperative circumstances interracial contact between people of equal status will reduce prejudice
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assimilation
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the process through which a person forsakes his or her own cultural traditon to become part of a different culture
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pluralism
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mutual respect for one another's cultures among the various groups in society, which allows minorities top express their own cultures without experiencing prejudice
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segregation
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the physical separation of two groups of people in terms of residence, workplace, and social events; often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group
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expulsion
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the systematic removal of a group of people from society
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America's ethnic groups
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White, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, African American, Native American
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racial profiling
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any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity or national origin rather than on a persons behavior
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