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13 Cards in this Set
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Power Elite |
theorythat US is not a democracy, but rules by military, corporations, and government |
persuasion |
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Institutional Discrimination |
denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals & groups; normal operations of society |
discrimination |
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Sex & Gender |
Sex:the biological characteristics that distinguish male and female (less fluid) Gender:The social and cultural characteristics that distinguish men and women (more fluid) |
biological/social |
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Race & Ethnicity |
Race:a group set apart from others based on their physical appearance Ethnicity:a group set apart from others based on their natural origin/cultural patterns |
physical/culture pattern |
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Minorities |
subordinate group that has less control of their lives than a dominant group that does |
lower class |
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Stereotype & Prejudice |
Stereotype:unlikely principles of a group that doesn’t acknowledge the individualdifferences within the group Prejudice:negative attitude towards a specific race-ethnicity entirely |
assumptions/negativity |
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Ethnocentrism |
theassumption of one’s culture is the norm/superior to others |
superiority |
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Racism & Discrimination |
Racism:the belief that one race is superior to others Discrimination: denying opportunities to individuals andgroups for a biased reason |
superiority/looking down upon |
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Caste & Class |
Caste: (in Agrium societies) socialposition and occupation, determined by birth and kinship Class: (in industrial societies) socialposition and occupation, determined by achievement |
birth/achievement |
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Weber's 3 types of Authority |
Charismatic: popular Traditional: past Rational: Degrees |
C, T, R. |
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Gini Coefficient & US Coefficient |
Measures inequality from 0-100. US = 87 |
numbers |
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Social Stratification |
hierarchy of groups in a society that differs economic & political power |
pyramid |
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Social Inequality |
the unequal distribution of economic resources & political power in society |
political & economic inequality |
