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Introduction to Sociology

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global stratification   patterns of social inequality in the world as a whole  
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high-income countries   the nations with the highest overall standards of living  
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middle-income countries   nations with a standard of living about average for the world as a whole  
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low-income countries   nations with a low standard of living in which most people are poor  
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colonialism   the process by which some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of other nations  
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neocolonialism   a new form of global power relationships that involves not direct political control but economic exploitation by multinational corporations  
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multinational corporation   a large business that operates in many countries  
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modernization theory   a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences between nations  
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dependency theory   a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich ones  
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gender   the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male  
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gender stratification   the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women  
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matriarchy   a form of social organization in which females dominate males  
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patriarchy   a form of social organization in which males dominate females  
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sexism   the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other  
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gender roles   attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex  
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minority   any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates  
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intersection theory   analysis of the interplay of race, class, and gender, which often results in multiple dimensions of disadvantage  
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sexual harassment   comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual natire that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome  
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feminism   support of social equality for women and men, in oppositin to patriarchy and sexism  
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