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family social institution that binds people together through blood, marriage, law, and/or social norms
exogamy norms requiring people to choose a partner from outside their social category
endogamy norms requiring people to choose a partner from within their social category
total fertility average number of children that a woman bears in her lifetime
life expectancy average number of years after birth a person can expect to live
aging population family members tend to live longer
sexual stratification system societies use to rank males and females on a scale of social worth such that the ranking affects life chances in unequal ways
generation category of persons passing through time that is distinguished from other such categories by its cultural disposition
caregivers those who provide service to people who, because of physical impairment or cognitive impairment cannot do certain activities without help
informal care caregiving that family members, neighbors, and friends provide in a home setting
formal care caregiving provided for a fee by professionals
impairment physical or mental condition that interferes with someone's ability to perform a major life activity without changing the physical environment around them
disability something society has imposed on those with certain impairments because of how inventions and social activities have been organized to exclude them
tyranny of the normal point of view that measures differences against what is thought to be normal and that assumes those with impairments fall short in other ways
caregiver burden extent to which caregivers believe that their emotion balance, physical health, social life, and financial status suffer from caregiving
sociological ambivalence simultaneous positive and negative feeling toward a person or situation arising out of or on socially sanction inequalities that generate tension and conflicts in relationships
education any experience that trains, disciplines, and shapes mental and physical potentials of the maturing person
informal education spontaneous unplanned education
formal education deliberate, planned effort to impart specific skills or info
schooling program of formal, systematic instruction that takes place primarily in classrooms
credential society employers use education credentials as screening devices for sorting through a pool of largely anonymous applicants
curriculum encompasses subject content, assessment methods, and activities involved in teaching and learning for specific course, grade, or degree
tracking grouping based on past present or predicted academic performance on standardized tests`
formal curriculum made up of various academic subjects
hidden curriculum encompasses teaching method, type of assignments, kinds of tests, and other social factors in the classroom
adolescent status system classification system in which some activities result in popularity and acceptance, and other activities result in isolation and ridicule
profane encompasses everything that is not considered sacred, including things opposed to the sacred and things that stand apart from the sacred
rituals rules that govern how people behave in the presence of the sacred
sacred includes everything that is regarded as extraordinary and that inspires in believers deep absorbing sentiments of awe, respect, mystery and reverence
church group whose members hold the same beliefs regarding what is considered sacred and profane, who share rituals, and who gather to reaffirm commitment to beliefs and practices
false consciousness encourage oppressed individuals or groups to accept economic political and social arrangements that constrain their life chances in order to receive compensation in the next life (Marx)
this-worldly asceticism belief that people are instruments of divine will and that God determines and directs their activities
predestination belief that God has foreordained all things, including the salvation or damnation of individual souls
civil religion institutionalized set of beliefs about a nation's past, present, and future and a corresponding set of rituals
fundamentalism belief in the timelessness of sacred writings and a belief that such writings apply to all kinds of environments
secularization process by which religious influences on thought and behavior are gradually removed or reduced
economic capital person's material resources
cultural capital person's nonmaterial resources, including educational credentials, kinds of knowledge, social skills, and aesthetic tastes
habitus frame of mind that has internalized the objective reality of society
social reproduction perpetuation of unequal relations such that almost everyone, including the disadvantaged, come to view this inequality as normal and legitimate
economic system social institution that coordinates human activity to produce, distribute, and consume goods and services
goods any product that is extracted from the earth, manufactured or grown
services activities performed for others that result in no tangible product, such as theater production or education
capitalism economic system in which raw materials and the means of producing and distributing them are privately owned
socialism economic system in which raw materials and the means of producing and distributing goods are collectively owned
welfare state economic system that is a hybrid of capitalism and socialism
primary sector economic activities that generate or extract materials from natural environment like coal or fish
secondary sector economic activities that transform raw materials from primary sector into manufactured goods like cars
tertiary sector economic activities related to delivering services, like health care, or distributing info like books
externality costs hidden costs of using, making, or disposing of a product that are not figured in the price of the product nor paid for by the producer
multinational corporation enterprise that owns, controls, or licenses facilities in countries other than the one in which it's head quartered
authority legitimate power, or power that people believe is just and proper
charismatic authority legitimate power that is grounded in exceptional and exemplary personal qualities
legal-relational authority legitimate power from a system of impersonal and formal rules that specify qualifications for a position of power; like a general in the army
lobbyists people whose job it is to solicit and persuade state and federal legislators to create legislation and vote for bill that favor the interests of the group they represent
political action committees special interest groups that raise money to be donated to political candidates who seem to represent their interests
political system institution that regulates the access to and use of power that is essential to articulating and realizing individual, local, national, or global agendas
power probability that an individual can achieve his or her will even against opposition
power elite those in positions of leading institutions whose decisions affect millions or billions worldwide
special-interest groups groups consisting of people who share an interest in a particular economic , political, or social issue and who form an organization to influence public and government opinion
traditional authority form of power grounded to the sanctity of time-honored norms that govern how someone comes to hold a powerful position, like king or queen
authoritarian form of gov with no separation of power, one person or groups holds all the power
government organizational structure that directs and coordinates people's involvement in the political activities of a country or territory
monarchy power is in the hands of a leader who reigns for usually life by hereditary right
representative democracy power is vested in citizens who vote into office those candidates they believe best represent their interests
theocracy political authority rests in the hands of religious leaders or a theologically trained elite group
totalitarianism single ruling party led by a dictator; an unchallenged official ideology that defines a "perfect" society; system of social control; centralized control over media and economy
empire group of countries under direct or indirect control of a foreign power that acts to shape the political, economic, and cultural life of its constituents
hegemony process by which power maintains its dominance over foreign entities
imperialistic power power that exerts control and influence over foreign entities through military force or political policies and economic pressure
militaristic power use of national army as national or global security
military-industrial complex relationship between those who declare, fund, and mange wars and corporations that make the supplies and weapons
core economies wealthiest, most highly diversified economies in the world with strong, stable governments
global interdependence situation in which human interaction transcend national borders and social problems within one country are shaped by events outside that country
globalization ever-increasing flow of goods, services, money, people, technology, information, and other cultural items across political borders
peripheral economies built around a few commodities such as coffee or natural resources
semiperipheral economies moderate wealth with extreme inequality and moderately diverse system of production and consumption
hydrocarbon society society in which the use of fossil fuels shapes virtually every aspect of people's personal and social lives
information explosion unprecedented increase in the amount of stored and transmitted data and messages in all media
planned obsolescence strategy of producing goods such that they are disposable after a single use, have shorter life cycles, or can quickly be replaced by upgrades
social change any significant alteration, modification, or transformation in the way social activities and human relationships are organized
technology knowledge, tools, applications, and other inventions used in ways that allow people to adapt to and exercise control over their surroundings
agrarian society emerged with invention of plow 6000 years ago which triggered agricultural revolution
carbon footprint impact a person makes on the environment by virtue of his or her lifestyle
horticulture societies societies organized around hand tools to grow crops
hunting and gathering societies do not possess any technology that allow them to create surplus wealth
industrial societies societies that rely on mechanization or on externally powered machines to subsist
pastoral societies societies that rely on domesticated herd animals to subsist
post-industrial societies rely on intellectual technologies of telecommunications and computers, which encompass four interdependent revolutionary innovations
what are the 4 innovations of post-industrial societies electronics that allow speedy data transmission and calculation, drastic size reduction of electronics, digitization (voice transmission), and software for cpu's to perform many functions
subsist to meet basic needs of human survival
surplus wealth amount of food available (and other products) exceeds that which is required to subsist
crude rate annual number of incidents per 1000 people in a country
demographic gap difference between birth and death rates
demographic trap point at which population growth overwhelms the environment's carrying capacity
migration movement of people from one country to another
mortality crisis violent fluctuation in the death rate caused by war, famine, or disease
over-urbanization situation in which urban misery (poverty etc) is exacerbated by an influc of unskilled, illiterate, and poverty-stricken rural migrants who have come to the cities out of desperation
positive checks events that increase deaths, including natural disasters, epidemics, war, and famine
theory of demographic transition postulates a country's birth and death rates are linked to its level of industrial or economic development
objective deprivation state of being of those who are worst off or most disadvantaged
relative deprivation social condition that is measured by comparing one group's situation to that of a more advantaged group
social movement phenomenon in which substantial numbers of people organize to make a change, resist a change, or undo a change
treadmill of production term used to describe ceaseless increases in production and consumption needed to sustain global economy's success via increased profits
environmental injustice unequal exposure to environmental hazards based on race or socioeconomic status
anthropocentric POV that puts humans at the center of analysis and excludes animals and their realities from serious consideration
instinct behavior that is not learned but part of one's nature and elicited by reflex
significant symbols gestures or sounds that must be interpreted before a response is made
ethnographic methods holistic means of studying people in the places/settings where they live and do activities of interes
corporate construction of childhood refers to influence of a small number of corporations that market most things children want
commercialization of childhood process by which children are transformed into consumers beginning at birth and by adolescence their lives revolve around different aspects of the media including brands movies, or video games