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Sociology III
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
12/06/2013

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sex
Definition
the biological characteristics with which we are born
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gender
Definition
learned behavior that characterizes men and women
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gender identity
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a perception of oneself as either masculine or feminine
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gender roles
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the characteristics and behavior society expects of men and women
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gender stereotypes
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expectations about how people will look, act, and think based on their sex
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sexism
Definition
an attitude or behavior that discriminates against one based on their sex
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sexual harassment
Definition
any unwanted sexual advances
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sexual identity
Definition
awareness of ourselves as male or female
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sexual orientation
Definition
a preference for sexual partners
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sexuality
Definition
a social contract to express choices and freedom
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conflict theory
Definition
the view that social structure dominates women
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gender stratfication
Definition
people's unequal access to wealth, power, status, prestige, and other valued resources
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gender pay gap
Definition
the overall income difference between men and women
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homosexual
Definition
those who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex
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heterosexual
Definition
those who are sexually attracted to those of the opposite sex
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bisexual
Definition
those who are attracted to people of both sexes
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asexual
Definition
those who have no interest or desire for sex
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homophobia
Definition
the fear and hatred of homosexuality
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pornography
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the graphic depiction of images that may lead to sexual arousal
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race
Definition
people who share physical characteristics such as skin color or facial features
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ethnic group
Definition
people who identify with a common nation origin or cultural heritage
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racial ethnic group
Definition
people who have distinctive physical and cultural characteristics
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dominant group
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any physical or culturally distinctive group that has economic and political power
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apartheid
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a formal system of racial segregation
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minority
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a group of people who may be subject to different and unequal treatment
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genocide
Definition
the systematic effort to kill all members of a particular social or ethnic group
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segregation
Definition
the physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups
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pluralism
Definition
minority groups that retain their culture but have an equal standing in society
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racism
Definition
a set of beliefs that one's own racial group is naturally superior to other groups of people
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economy
Definition
a social institution that determines how a society produces and distributes consumer goods
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capitalism
Definition
an economic system in which wealth is in private hands and is reinvested to produce profit
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monopoly
Definition
domination of a particular market by one person or company
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socialism
Definition
based on public ownership of goods and services
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communism
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a political and economic system in which all members are equal
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corporation
Definition
a social entity that has legal rights and privileges
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conglomerate
Definition
a corporation that owns a collection of companies in different industries
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transnational corporation
Definition
a company based in one country but operates across international boundaries
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globalization
Definition
the growth and spreading of investment and technology around the world
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offshoring
Definition
sending work or jobs to another country to cut a company's costs
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