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Bureaucracy |
A way we administratively organize large numbers of people who need to work together organizations in the public and private sector including universities and governments rely on bureaucracies |
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False Consciousness |
A way of thinking that prevent a person from perceiving the true nature of their social or economic situation |
Rich and poor |
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Karl Marx 2 Social Classes |
Bourgeoisie- middle class capitalist owners of the means of production
Proletariat- working-class those who don't own capital; must sell their labor to survive |
I don't have what you need to survive as a human |
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Absolute poverty |
Condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs including food water and shelter |
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Relative poverty |
A standard which is defined in terms of the society in which an individual lives and which therefore differs between countries and overtime. |
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Poverty Rate |
The minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country |
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Socioeconomic status |
A economic and social logical combination total measure of a person's work experience and of the individuals or families economic and social position in relation to others based on income education and occupation |
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Colonization |
The act of settling a group of people in a new place |
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Means of production |
The facilities and resources for producing goods |
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Race |
Groups of people who have differences and similarities and biological traits deemed by society to be social significant |
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Race |
Groups of people who have differences and similarities and biological traits deemed by society to be social significant |
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Ethnicity |
The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition |
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Stereotyping |
A widely held by fixed and Ober simplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing |
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Discrimination |
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things especially on the grounds of race age or sex |
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European immigrants |
Accidentally landed in North America took over by mass genocide |
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People of color |
Taken from their homeland and forced into slavery slavery |
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Institutional racism |
Pattern of social institutions such as government organizations schools banks etc. |
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Affirmative action |
An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination |
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Affirmative action |
An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination |
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Objectification |
A notion central to feminist theory. Defined as the seeing or treating a person usually a woman as an object |
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Sexism |
Prejudice stereotyping or discrimination typically against opposite sex on the basis of sex |
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Sexual harassment |
Any unwanted sexual attention from persons or significant other |
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Sexual harassment |
Any unwanted sexual attention from persons or significant other |
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Patriarchy |
A system of society or government in which the father or elders male is head of the family and decent is traced through the male line |
Men rule |
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Cohort |
A collection of people who share an experience or characteristic overtime, and is applied as a method of defining a population for research purposes. |
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Cohort |
A collection of people who share an experience or characteristic overtime, and is applied as a method of defining a population for research purposes. |
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Period effects |
The variation in the youth participation rate caused by the particular year in which that participation is observed |
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Outcomes of rapid population growth |
Reduction in natural resources per worker. Increase in technological knowledge. |
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Reform |
Make changes and typically social political or economic's institution or practice in order to improve it |
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Reform |
Make changes and typically social political or economic's institution or practice in order to improve it |
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Revolutionary movements |
Specific type of social movement dedicated to carrying out the revolution |
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Reform |
Make changes and typically social political or economic's institution or practice in order to improve it |
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Revolutionary movements |
Specific type of social movement dedicated to carrying out the revolution |
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Ideology |
A set of cultural believes and values and attitudes that underlie and just about either the status quo or movements to change it |
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Reform |
Make changes and typically social political or economic's institution or practice in order to improve it |
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Revolutionary movements |
Specific type of social movement dedicated to carrying out the revolution |
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Ideology |
A set of cultural believes and values and attitudes that underlie and just about either the status quo or movements to change it |
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Anomie |
Lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual group |
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Cultural diffusion |
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another |
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