Definitions
Term used by sociologists in referring to a group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on social significance
Racial Group
Which sociological perspective views gender roles as necessary to keep the family in balance?
Functionalist
What term is used to describe the standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools?
Hidden Curriculum
What type of culture (material or nonmaterial) includes ideas?
Nonmaterial
Which type of government does has a single person with nearly total power to make and enforce laws and rule primarily by coercion?
Dictatorship
An approach contending that as developing countries make economic advances, they remain weak and subservient to core nations.
Dependency
Which sociological perspective holds the belief in social, economic, and political equality for women?
Feminism
Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society?
Functionalist
What term is used to describe the incidents of diseases in a given population?
Morbidity rates
Which type of authority is derived more from the beliefs of followers than from the actual qualities of the leaders?
Charismatic
According to world systems analysis, a nation that controls and exploits, along with its multinational corporations, noncore nations.
Core Nation
In which style of family do women hold greater authority than men?
Matriarchy
What is the process through which religion's influence on other social institutions diminishes?
Secularization
Massages, respiratory experiences, and the use of herbs as remedies are considered what type of medicinal practice?
Holistic medicine practices
Which type of government is defined as an economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned?
Socialism
The process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.
Modernization
What is the process that allows for the transfer of legal rights, responsibilities and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents?
Adoption
Which religious group believes God's true nature is revealed in the Torah?
Judaism/Jews/Jewish
What term is used to describe the labels used by society to devalue members of certain social groups?
stigmas
Which type of government is a system in which all property is communally owned and no social distinctions are made on the basis of people's ability to produce?
Communism
The maintenance of political, social, economic, and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period
Colonialism
What type of descent favors the relatives of the father?
Patrilineal descent
Which sociological perspective views education as an instrument of elite domination?
Conflict
What term is used to describe the level of reproduction in a society?
fertility rates
What type of authority is power that is made legitimate by law?
rational-legal authority