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Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Succession | Process by which new immigrants move to a city and take over areas or neighborhoods occupied by older immigrant groups. |
| Ethnicity | How identities affect places and how places affect identities. Sometimes ethnicity is reserved for a small |
| 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 |
| Gross National Income (GNI) | A measurement of a country’s wealth that includes the total value of all goods and services produced within the borders of a country |
| Formal Economy | Economic productivity in agriculture |
| 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 |
| 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 |