Test Three

Front 1

caste

Back 1

an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.

Front 2

class

Back 2

a social class that refers to a group of people with similar levels of wealth, influence, and status

Front 3

matrifocal

Back 3

"A family or domestic group is matrifocal when it is centred on a woman and her children. In this case the father(s) of these children are intermittently present in the life of the group and occupy a secondary place. The children's mother is not necessarily the wife of one of the children's fathers.

Front 4

interculturation

Back 4

interculturation is the process by which cultural groups over a period of time and being in close contact with each other, engage in mutual exchange of cultural traits to produce a new culture or hybrid culture.

Front 5

sub-culture

Back 5

a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.

Front 6

achieved status

Back 6

an achieved status is a position in a social system that is acquired on the basis of merit; it is a position that is earned or chosen and reflects a person’s skills, abilities, and efforts

Front 7

Meritocracy

Back 7

an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.

Front 8

Plantation Society

Back 8

This theory of Caribbean society, though based on the original plantation model of, can be applied to contemporary Caribbean societies.
• Upper Class/caste/ruling elites (traditionally white) – own wealth, means of production and political power
• Intermediate Class/caste (mulatto/browns) – usually educated, own some wealth, (desire but) lack political power
• Working Class/caste ( blacks) – slaves, uneducated, lack wealth and political power.

Front 9

Trade liberlization

Back 9

The removal or reduction of restrictions or barriers on the free exchange of goods between nations. This includes the removal or reduction of both tariff (duties and surcharges) and non-tariff obstacles (like licensing rules, quotas and other requirements). The easing or eradication of these restrictions is often referred to as promoting "free trade."

Front 10

social organization

Back 10

a social organization is a pattern of relationships between and among individuals and groups

Front 11

status

Back 11

Social status is the position or rank of a person or group, within the society.

Front 12

Proletariat

Back 12

the class of wage earners, especially those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment; the working class.

Front 13

cultural pluralism

Back 13

Cultural pluralism is a term used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, and their values and practices are accepted by the wider culture provided they are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society.

Front 14

patriarchy

Back 14

a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line.

Front 15

enculturation

Back 15

the gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.

Front 16

syncretism

Back 16

the combination of different forms of belief or practice