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21 Cards in this Set
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Achieved status |
A status that we either earn or choose and that is not subject to where or to whom we were born. |
Achieving it by yourself |
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Absolute monarchy |
A political system under which a king or queen has complete control of a country. |
Control |
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Agents of socialisation |
People, groups, and experiences that influence our behavior and self-image.
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Influencing our behaviour |
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Ascribe status |
A trait or characteristic people possess as a result of the circumstances of birth. |
Being born into in |
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Bourgeoisie |
Karl Marx’s term for the owners of the means of production—factories, businesses, and equipment needed to produce wealth. |
Rich middle class |
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Capitalism |
The economic system in which the means of production are owned privately and individuals are free to keep the profits they make. |
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Deviance |
A violation of a norm |
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Ethnocentrism |
The tendency to judge another culture by the standards of one’s own culture. |
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Extended family |
See real generations or beaches of family members living together |
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Ideology |
A set of values that people devise to rationalize a particular social custom. |
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Institutions |
A set of norms surrounding the carrying out of a function necessary for the survival of a society. |
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Labelling theory |
A theory of deviance put forth by Howard Becker that claims that deviance is that which is so labeled. |
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Meritocracy |
A system of stratification in which positions are given according to individual merit. |
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Monarchy |
A political system in which a representative from one family controls the government and power is passed on through that family from generation to generation. |
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Monogamy |
Being married and faithful to one person |
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Norm |
A guideline or expectation for behaviour |
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Nuclear family |
A mum and dad with their children |
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Peer group |
A social group in which members are usually the same age and have interests and social position in common. |
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Polyandry |
Marriage between one woman and more than one man. |
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Polygamy |
Marriage between one man and more than one woman. |
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Proletariat |
Karl Marx’s term for the working masses. |
Working class |
