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Class:POLS 1101 - American Government
Subject:Government
University:East Georgia College
Term:Spring 2011
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Social Stratification The ranking of people according to their wealth, prestige, or party position.
Caste system of social stratification a system of stratificationin which one's social position is ascribed at birth, ones's value is assessed in terms of religious or traditional beliefs, and in which upward social mobility is impossible
class system of social stratification a system of stratification found in industrial societies in which one's class is determined by one's wealth in which vertical social mobility is possible
middle class The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy.
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working class Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs (as measured by skill, education and lower incomes), often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes.
upper class
lower class Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs (as measured by skill, education and lower incomes), often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes.
genocide the deliberate destruction of an entire racial or ethnic group
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gender a social status  that refers to differences between the sexes, specifically to differences in masculinity and femininity
gender roles The cultural concepts of masculinity and feminity that society creates around gender
race
racism discrimination based on racial characteristics
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What inequalities exist between the genders regarding males and females? high level of poverty amongst women
low self esteem 
sexual harassment
family of procreation the nuclear family formed by marraige
family of orientation the nuclear family into which one was born and which one was reared
conjugal family families consisting of a husband and wife, with or without children
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endogamy a marriage norm requiring a person to marry someone from his or her own group
exogamy a marriage norm requiring a person to marry someone from outside his or her own group
polygamy the marraige of one man or woman to more than one personat the same time
polygyny the marriage of one man to more than one wife at the same time
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polyandry the marriage of one woman to more than one husband at the same time
monogamy The marriage of one man to one woman
patrilocality a family norm that newly married couples should live with the husbands family
matrilocality a family norm that newly married couples should live with the wife's family
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empty nest
religion an organized community of believers who hold certain things sacred and follow a set of beliefs, ceremonies, or special behaviors
sacred involving objects and ideas that are treated with reverence and awe
profane that which belongs to the realm of the everyday world; anything considered mundane and unspiritual
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totemism the worship of plants , animals, and other natural objects as gods and ancestors
education Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual.
euthanasia sometimes called mercy killing; deliberately ending a person's life to spare him or her suffering from an incredible and agonizing disease
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 Social StratificationThe ranking of people according to their wealth, prestige, or party position.
 Caste system of social stratificationa system of stratificationin which one's social position is ascribed at birth, ones's value is assessed in terms of religious or traditional beliefs, and in which upward social mobility is impossible
 class system of social stratificationa system of stratification found in industrial societies in which one's class is determined by one's wealth in which vertical social mobility is possible
 middle classThe middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy.
 working classWorking class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs (as measured by skill, education and lower incomes), often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes.
 upper class
 lower classWorking class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs (as measured by skill, education and lower incomes), often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes.
 genocidethe deliberate destruction of an entire racial or ethnic group
 gendera social status  that refers to differences between the sexes, specifically to differences in masculinity and femininity
 gender rolesThe cultural concepts of masculinity and feminity that society creates around gender
 race
 racismdiscrimination based on racial characteristics
 What inequalities exist between the genders regarding males and females?high level of poverty amongst women
low self esteem 
sexual harassment

 family of procreationthe nuclear family formed by marraige
 family of orientationthe nuclear family into which one was born and which one was reared
 conjugal familyfamilies consisting of a husband and wife, with or without children
 endogamya marriage norm requiring a person to marry someone from his or her own group
 exogamya marriage norm requiring a person to marry someone from outside his or her own group
 polygamythe marraige of one man or woman to more than one personat the same time
 polygynythe marriage of one man to more than one wife at the same time
 polyandrythe marriage of one woman to more than one husband at the same time
 monogamyThe marriage of one man to one woman
 patrilocalitya family norm that newly married couples should live with the husbands family
 matrilocalitya family norm that newly married couples should live with the wife's family
 empty nest
 religionan organized community of believers who hold certain things sacred and follow a set of beliefs, ceremonies, or special behaviors
 sacredinvolving objects and ideas that are treated with reverence and awe
 profanethat which belongs to the realm of the everyday world; anything considered mundane and unspiritual
 totemismthe worship of plants , animals, and other natural objects as gods and ancestors
 educationEducation in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual.
 euthanasiasometimes called mercy killing; deliberately ending a person's life to spare him or her suffering from an incredible and agonizing disease
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