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Education

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A social institution that transmits attitudes, knowledge, beliefs and etc to its members through formal systematic training

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Schooling

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Formal training and instruction provided in a classroom setting

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Education Functionalist

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Macro; Contributes to societys stability solidarity and cohesion and provides opportunities for upward mobility

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Education Conflict

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Macro; reproduces and reinforces inequality and maintains a rigid social class structure

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Education Feminist

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Macro/Micro; Produces inequality based on gender

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Education Symbolic inter.

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Micro; Teaches roles and values through everyday face to face interaction and practices

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Intelligence quotient (IQ)

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An index of an individuals performance on standardized test relative to the performance of others of the same age

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Hidden curriculum

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school practices that transmit nonacademic knowledge, values, attitudes, etc that legitimize economic inequality and fill unequal work roles

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Credentialism

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An emphasis on cetificates or degrees to show that people have certain skills educational attainment levels or job qualifications

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Legacies

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The children of alumni who have “reserved seats” regardless of their accomplishments or abilities

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Tracking

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(Streaming or ability grouping) Assigning students to specific educational programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades or abilities

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Self-fulfilling prophecy

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Whereby students live up or down to teachers expectations and evaluations that are influenced by a students social class ..etc

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Religion

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Social institution that involves shared beliefs values and practices related to the supernatural that unites believers into a community

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Sacred

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Anything that people see as mysterious awe-inspiring, extraordinary and powerful, holy and not part of the natural world

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Secular

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Anything that is not related to religion

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Religiosity

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the way people demonstrate their religious beliefs

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Cult

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A religious group that is devoted to beliefs and practices that are outside of those accepted in mainstream society

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New religious movement (NRM)

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term used instead of cult by most sociologist

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Charismatic leader

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A religious leader whom followers see as having exceptional or superhuman powers and qualities

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Sect

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A religious group that has broken away from an established religion

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Denomination

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A sub-group within a religion that shares its name and traditions and is generally on good terms with the main group

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Church

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A large established religious group that has strong ties to mainstream society

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Major religions

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Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

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Secularization

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A process of removing institutions such as education and government from the dominance or influence of religion

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Fundamentalism
The belief in the literal meaning of a sacred text
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Civil religion
(Secular religion) Practices in which citizenship takes on religious aspects
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Religion Functionalist
Macro; religion benefits society by providing a sense of belonging, identity and meaning ...etc
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Religion Conflict
Macro; Religion promotes and legitimates social inequality, condones strife and violence between groups
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Religion Feminist
Macro/Micro; Religion subordinates women, excludes them from decision-making positions and legitimizes patriarchal control of society
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Religion Symbolic inter.
Micro; Religion provides meaning and sustenance in everyday life through symbols, rituals and beliefs, binds people together in a physical and spiritual community
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Protestant ethic
A belief that hard work, diligence, self-denial, frugality and economic success will lead to salvation in the afterlife
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False consciousness
An acceptance of a system of beliefs that prevents people from protesting oppression
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Ritual
(Rite) A formal and repeated behavior in which the members of a group regularly engage
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Health
The state of physical, mental and social well-being
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Disease
An alteration of the normal physical and/ or mental structures of the body or mind
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Health care
Any activity that improves a persons well-being
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Medicine
System of individuals, organization, and institutions that provide scientific diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness, injury
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Disability
Physical or mental impairment that limit a persons ability to perform an important activity
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Epidemiology
the study of the causes and distribution of disease within a population
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Chronic diseases
Long-term or lifelong illness that develop gradually or are resent from birth
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Acute diseases
illnesses that strike suddenly and often disappear rapidly but can cause incapacitation and sometimes death
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Infant mortality rate
The number of deaths of infants per 1000 live births in a population
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Reason for contemporary illness and death
Age, Social class, Race and Ethnicity, Smoking, drug abuse, sexually transmitted diseases
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Binge drinking
Drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day out of 30
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Heavy drinking
Drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on 5 or more days in the past 30 days
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Health maintenance organization (HMO)
A business organization that provides medical care to subscribers for a fixed fee
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Sick role
A pattern of behavior accepted as appropriate for people who are ill
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Medical-industrial complex
A network of business enterprises that influences medicine and healthcare
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Gender rating
Charging women more than men for identical health care plans
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Medicalization
A process that defines and treats a non-medical condition or behavior as an illness, disorder or disease that requires a medical solution
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Demography
The scientific study of human population
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Population
A group of people who share a geographic territory
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Fertility
Number of babies born during a specified period in a particular society
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Mortality
Number of deaths during a specified period in a population
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Migration
Movement of people into or out of a specific geographic area
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Urbanization
Population movement from rural to urban areas
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Suburbanization
Population movement from cities to the areas surrounding them
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Exurbs
Areas of new development beyond the suburbs that are more rural but on the fringe of urbanized areas
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Ecosystem
An area in which all forms of life in relation to one another and a shared physical environment
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Global warming
Increase in the average temperature of earths atmosphere
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Greenhouse effect
the heating of earths atmosphere because of the presence pf certain atmospheric gases
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Social change
Transformations of societies and social institutions over time
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Collective behavior
The spontaneous and unstructured behavior of a large number of people
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Structural strain theory
Conduciveness, strain, growth & spread of a generalized belief, precipitating factors, mobilizing people for action, social control
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Rumor
Unfounded information that people spread quickly
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Gossip
Rumors, often negative, about other peoples personal lives
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Urban legends
(Contemporary legends or Modern) A type of rumor about stories that supposedly happened somewhere
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Panic
Collective flight, typically irrational, from a real or perceived danger
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Mass hystria
Intense, fearful, and anxious reaction to a real or imagined threat by large numbers of people
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Fashion
Standard of appearance that enjoys widespread but temporary acceptance within a society
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Fad
Form of collective behavior that spreads rapidly and enthusiastically but lasts only a short time
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Craze
Fad that becomes an all-consuming passion for many people for a short time
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Disaster
Unexpected event that causes widespread damage, destruction, distress, and loss
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Public
Collection of people, not necessarily in direct contact with each other, who are interested in a particular issue
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Public opinion
Widespread attitudes on a particular issue
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Propaganda
Presentation of information to influence peoples opinions or actions
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Crowd
Temporary gathering of people who share a common interest or participate in a particular event
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Mob
Highly emotional and disorderly crowd that uses the threat of force and actual force or violence against a specific target
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Riot
Violent crowd that directs its hostility at a wide and shifting range of targets
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Social movement
A large and organized activity to promote or resist a particular social change
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Types of social movement
Alternative, redemptive, reformative, resistance, revolutionary
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Relative deprivation
A gap between what people have and what they think they should have compared with others in a society
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Social movements
Mass society theory, relative deprivation theory, resource mobilization theory, new social movements theory
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Technology
Application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
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Zero population growth (ZPG)
Stable population level that occurs when each woman has no more than two children

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