Sociology unit 2

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Wealth
The amount of possessions that a person has. This may include money,property and other possessions
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Inequality
Is where some groups of people have more wealth, better opportunities and may be seen as more important than other groups
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Inequality of opportunity
People do not get an equal chance to be successful
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Prejudice
An idea about what someone is like based on a pre-judgement about them
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Discrimination
An action for or against someone often because of a prejudice
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Lifestyle
The way that people live including their job, car, clothes, health and leisure activities
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Life chances
Are about opportunities of enjoying the good things in life and avoiding the badand the likeliness of success
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Status
How important a person is seen as
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Sexism
The idea that one gender is better at or more suited to some activities than the other
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Racism
The idea that one race is better than others
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Ageism
The idea that some age groups are not as capable or act in a certain way
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Inequality of outcome
Different people will finish with more money, better jobs or lifestyle than others
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Cultural misunderstanding
When a person may not understand something about anther person's culture and so see them in a negative or confused way
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Scapegoating
When a group of people are blamed for some of society's problems
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Stereotype
A fixed exaggerated idea about a group of people
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Ascribed status
A position you are born in to e.g. Gender, the queen
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Achieved status
A position you have earned e.g. Teacher, prefect
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Prestige
How special or important a position is seen as
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Income
Money that is received weekly or monthly as wages, benefits or pension
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Elite
A small, rich and powerful group who control society
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Privilege
Having special advantages over other groups
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Ruling class
A Marxist term to describe the rich and powerful group who control society
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Power
The ability to get what you want
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Quality of life
Is to do with being happy and healthy and feeling good about your life
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Social exclusion
Being left out of society and not having Important things in life
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Inclusion
The idea that all groups should be encouraged to be encouraged to be part of society and have the smae chances as others
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Recession
When many people are going out of business and losing theirs jobs
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Absolute poverty
When a person does not have the basics needed to live
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Relative poverty
When a person is poor compared with other people in the society
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Subjective poverty
When you think that you are living in poverty compared with others
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Deprived
Not having things that are seen asimportatfor a decent life
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Class
A way of grouping people based on their job and status
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Aristocracy
Includes high status people with titles such as dukes and earls
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Unemployed
People with jobs
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Occupation
A person's job
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Social construction of age
Is the idea that the norms of what a certain age is,like vary from society to society and overtime
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Demonisation of the young
Is when young people are presented in the media in a negatve way as troublemakers
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Social construction of gender
Is the idea that the norms for gender vary from society to society and overtime
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Femininity
Is a set of norms for women traditionally including motherhood,housework, caring and looking beautiful
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glass ceiling
An invisible barrier caused by sexism and discrimination that prevents women from reaching the top jos.
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Double burden
Is when women are expected to go out to do paid work and be in charges of the house and children
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Triple shift
Is when women have to do paid work, housework and toke care of the emotional problems in the family
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Breadwinner
The main wage earner in the family
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New man
A new set of norms that appeared in the 1990's for men, which included showing ther emotions, being more caring and taking on some female roles
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House husband
Is where the husband takes on the traditional female role of looking after the house and children
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Crisis of masculinity
The idea that the norms for being a man aren't clear anyone.men are not sure of their place in society
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Masculinity
A set of norms form men traditionally including being in charge, strong and aggressive
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Homosexual
When people are attracted to people of the same sex
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Heterosexual
When people are attracted to people of the opposite sex
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Sexual orientation
Whether someone is gays, straight or bisexual
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Homophobia
Fear of or hostility towards gay people
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Transgender
When someone is changing or has changed their gender
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Race
An outdated way of dividing people into groups often based on skin colour
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Ethnicity
Is about the cultural group a person belongs to and may include religion, nationality and way of life
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Institutional racism
Is when the culture of an organisation is racist
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Political correctness
Was the idea that people needed to be careful when using words that could be seen as sexist, racist or offensive to people
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Disability
When a person is unable to do everyday tasks as well as other people due to a physical or mental impairment
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Able bodied
Other people who are not disabled
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Medical model of disability
Sees disability as a problem that the person has
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Social model of disability
Sees society as causing disability
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Underclass
Group below the working class and left out of society
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Cycle of deprivation
the idea that people who are poor cannot escape poverty and their children will also continue the pattern
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Marginalised
Left out of society
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Feral
People who are unsocialised and wild
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Culture of poverty
Is the way of life of the underclass which dooms them to remain in the underclass
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Exploitation
When people are treated unfairly and taken advantage of
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Minimum wage
A figure agreed by the government which is the lowest hourly rate of pay that employers can give
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Gender pay gap
The difference between the amount men earn compared with women
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Health
Being free from illness or injury, both physical and mental
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Life expectancy
The average age that a person may be expected to live
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Social characteristics
Could include your gender, ethnicity, age, class or other significant parts of your identity
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Toff
A slang word for the rich
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Theory
An idea about how society works
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Functionalism
A major theory in Sociology which looks at the Way different parts of society help to keep it healthy
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New right
A theory which is concerned that thing are going wrong in society and changes needs to be made
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Marxism
A conflict theory which sees society as divided into two classes
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Feminism
A theory which sees the biggest conflict in society as between men and women
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Patriarchy
A society dominated by men
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Radical feminism
More extreme type of feminism
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Meritocracy
The idea that ability and hard work should bring success in a fair society
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Privately educated
Students who go to schools where you have to pay
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Inherit
Is when things are passed down From your parents
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Is where some groups of people have more wealth, better opportunities and may be seen as more important than other groups

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People do not get an equal chance to be successful

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An idea about what someone is like based on a pre-judgement about them

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An action for or against someone often because of a prejudice

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