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PLU - History 210 Ch. 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Achieved status | a social position earned by an individual based upon his or her own actions |
| Ascribed status | a social position that is determined by factors other than the actions of an individual; many positions are determined at birth |
| Biological race | a subspecies designation of animals; the only surviving human race is Homo sapiens sapiens |
| Class | category of social hierarchy groups people based upon culturally defined differences in wealth, power, or general abilities |
| Culture relativity | according to this concept, the actions of people within each culture should be understood according to the rules of that culture |
| Ethnic group | this category denotes people who share cultural traits - often used for those constituting minorities in large, heterogenous states |
| Ethnocentrism | judging the customs of another culture according to the standards of one's own |
| External changes | these new ideas, skills, or inventions enter a society from interaction with another society |
| Gender | a cultural definition of the different capabilities and roles of men, women, and sometimes other perceived sexual categories |
| Holism | all traits of a culture influence all others, and, consequently, change in any part of a culture will affect the whole culture |
| Human culture | |
| Human rights | |
| Immigration | |
| Indigenous people | |
| Internal changes | |
| Involuntary people | |
| Racism | |
| Refugees | |
| Religion | |
| Sex | |
| Sexism | |
| Social race | |
| Social Darwinism | |
| Specific cultures | |
| Transnational immigrants | |
| Voluntary innovations |