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ID Test 1B
PLU - History 210 Ch. 2
Term | Definition |
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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 |