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ch 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| identity | how people make sense of themselves and how they see themselves at different scales |
| identifying against | constructing an identity by first defining an "other" and then defining self "not the other" |
| gender | socially constructed ideas of roles, behaviors, and activities that are appropriate for men and women |
| race | social constructions of differences among humans based on skin color that have had profound consequences on rights and opportunities |
| residential segregation | degree to which two or more groups live separately from one another, in different parts of an urban environment |
| succession | process by which new immigrants move to a city and take over areas or neighborhoods occupied by older immigrant groups |
| ethnicity | identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth |
| structures of power | assumptions and relationships dictating who is in control and who has power over others |
| sexuality | sexual orientation or preference identified by a person |
| intersectionality | interconnection and overlap between social categories (e.g. race, sexuality, class, gender) |
| gross national income (GNI) | a measurement of a country's wealth that includes the total value of all goods and services produced by residents of a country, including domestic and foreign production, in a year |
| formal economy | economic productivity in agriculture, mining, industry, and services that is counted or taxed by government; trade is through formal channels, often using credit |
| informal economy | portion of the economy that is not taxed or regulated by government; goods and services are exchanged based on barter or cash systems, and earnings are not reported to government |
| vulnerability | probability of destruction of life or property from a hazard or crisis |
| sex ratio | number of males relative to number of females in a population |
| dowry | price paid in cash and gifts through marriage; generally given by the bride's family to the groom's father |
| barrioization | dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a neighborhood (referring to barrio, the Spanish word for neighborhood) |