Constructs Exam Review Flashcards
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a stratification system comprised of ones social position relative to their socioeconomic status
social class
movement within and between social strata
social mobility
money received over some period of time
income
total value of material assets at a period of time
wealth
a minimum level of subsistence that no family should be expected to live below
absolute poverty
social status gained by effort and ability
meritocracy
combines education, income and occupation
socioeconomic status
biological differences between males and females
sex
those whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned to them at birth
transgender
normative expressions and cultural expectations based on being masculine/male or feminine/female bodied
gender roles
the internal state of ones sense of their gender
gender identity
the idea that ones gender, race, class, sexuality and ethnicity are connected and effects identity and social outcomes
intersectionality
categories of people to whom are attracted to sexually
sexual orientation
the view that opposite sex couples are the norm and other expressions are deviant or abnormal
heteronormativity
invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of qualified individuals based on sex, race, ethnicity and ableism
glass ceiling
the grouping of individuals based on racial categories
racial classification
presumed cultural differences between groups of people that create subgroups within a population
ethnicity
societies denial of rights and opportunities to marginalized groups as a normal practice
institutional discrimination
a preconceived unfair notion or judgement on an individual based on their group membership
prejudice
the unconscious, automatic association, usually negative, based on ones value on a group or individual
implicit bias
the principle that race neutrality perpetuates an unequal status quo
colorblind ideology
criminal offense committed based on ones race, sexual orientation, gender, religion, national origin or ethnicity
hate crime
tendency to assume that ones own culture is superior
ethnocentrism
a statement, action or incident that is often subtle or unintended that discriminates against a marginalized group
microaggression
