Minority Groups
The Largest minority group in the U.S.
Hispanic
This allows each cultural group to keep its identity
Cultural Pluralism
The belief that one age category is superior to another age category is what
Ageism
The awareness of being masculine or feminine
Gender Identity
Which family disruption receives the most media attention?
Divorce
The smallest minority group in the U.S.
American Indian
The physical separation of people through government policy
Segregation
Give me two factors that have led to the “graying of America”
Better living conditions, better healthcare, lower birthrates
The most powerful agent of gender socialization is what
Family
This type of family consists of one or both parents and their children
Nuclear Family
This group is not always larger but holds more power
The dominant group
Legal discrimination in the US was outlawed by this
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The system that pays older Americans
Social Security
The invisible barrier that prevents women from gaining upper-level positions in business
Glass Ceiling
The most disturbing family disruption as decided by sociologists
Family Violence
This is the set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes one group from another
Ethnicity
Define an active bigot
Prejudiced and openly discriminatory
The government-sponsored health insurance plan for elderly Americans and Americans with disabilities is what
Medicare
On average how many less hours of leisure time per week do women have than men
10
This name is given to the group of individuals who have young children to care for as well as aging parents to care for
Sandwich generation
A group of people with the same set of physical characteristics and how they respond to those characteristics
Race
The confinement of Japanese Americans to relocation camps during WWII is an example of what
Population transfer
The state and federally funded health insurance program for low-income individuals
Medicaid
What is the current wage gap in the US
~82 cents
Give me three characteristics of who Americans marry
Similar social characteristics, similar age, socioeconomic status, religion and race