Review: Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics Flashcards
(42 cards)
Inherent advantage or benefits that certain groups have in society based on their social position.
The Concept of Privilege
Example of Economic Institution
Market Economy
Primary function of religion
Spiritual Guidance
Refers to how an individual evaluates his or her actual income against his or her
expectations and perceptions.
Subjective Poverty
Division of society into different social classes based on wealth, power, and prestige.
Social Stratification
the idea of transformations that alter the roles and status of people as well as the structure and organization of society and its institutions.
Social Change
Result from the clash of opposing social forces,
according to the concept of assimilation.
Social Change
William Ogburn considers technology as the
primary factor that induced social change.
Social Change
Derived from the inequalities brought
about by the possession and control of resources,
as well as access to opportunities for education and employment.
Social Classes
A person born into a higher class experiences a decline in social status.
Social Mobility
Varying activities from across societies.
Cultural Change
Is a social hierarchy based on occupation
and birth.
Caste System
Example of a Caste System
India
Disadvantages of a Caste System
- Discrimination and inequality
- Lack of social cohesion
- Limited opportunities for upward mobility
Traced through mother’s side
Matrilineal Descent
Rewards based on their educational
qualifications and job performance.
Meritocracy
Primarily on online social platforms used
on the dissemination of information to specific segments of the public via a shared source.
Narrowcasting
Social networking sites that allows to connect with friends and remain updated on their activities.
The idea of culturally imposed characteristics that define masculinity and femininity.
Gender
The opposite of Acculturation, refers to the
process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas. In social and cultural contexts, assimilation can also refer to the process by which individuals or groups adapt to the
practices and customs of a different culture, often resulting in a blending or merging of different cultural elements.
Assimilation
Refers to the process of cultural change that occurs when individuals or groups from different cultural backgrounds come into continuous contact, leading to an exchange of cultural elements and the subsequent modification of cultural patterns.
Acculturation
Is a pre-colonial political organization.
The barangay
The movement of people from one place to
another for the purpose of temporary or permanent
residence.
Migration
Based on the belief in the sanctity of
long-standing customs and traditions.
Traditional Authority
