General Terms
Precarious Protections
Social Change
100

A society's definition of the meanings of categories such as race or gender

What is "social construction"?

100

Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras

What are the three Central American countries that are home to the accompanied youth in the book?
100

A group of people organized to forward or resist social change

What is a social movement?

200

the learning of a society's rules and expectations as one matures

what is socialization?

200

The youth in the book are applying for this status under US immigration law.

What is asylum?

300

large, stable social structures such as the economy, politics, the media, and the family

What are social institutions?

300

Nickname for individuals who guide the youth from their countries across the border.

Who are coyotes?

400
A sociological theory that is useful for understanding the emphasis on the youths' dress and behavior in court

What is symbolic interactionism?

500

Youth in Central America are often targetted by gangs who know that they have family in the United States because those families do this.

What is send remittances to their families back home?

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