Definitions Unit 8
Definition of PRESTIGE
what is the respect and courtesy you receive from others
Definition of RACE
What is the category of people who share observable physical characteristics.
Who is more important in society? The Engineer, or the Cashier
what is the Engineer
What causes Social Stratification
What is competition over scarce resources
Kingsley Davis is a Functionalists or Conflict Theorist
What is Functionalists
Definition of INEQUALITY
What is is the unequal access to scarce goods or resources.
Definition of ETHNICITY
What is the set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes one group from another group.
Functionally important positions require this
What is Rare Talent
Various groups struggle over scarce resources for _____
What is Power
Pierre Bourdieu is known for what idea?
What is Cultural Capital
Definition of EXOGAMY
What is marrying outside your social class, arranged marriage
Definition of DOMINANT GROUP
What is the group that has the ability to discriminate based on greater power, and social status in society
The more important the _____, the higher the reward
What is role
Racism keeps minorities groups in low-paying jobs and supplies the dominant group with cheap labor
What is Exploitation Theory
Who along side Kingsley Davis helped explain why social stratification is a necessity in society
Who is Wilbert Moore
Definition of HORIZONTAL MOVMENT
What is movement within a social class
Definition of PREJUDICE
What is a negative attitude toward an entire category of people
The functionalist view is ______ for maintaining an unequal society
What is Moral Justification
The more you interact with an equal status in another racial group the less _____ you become
What is Prejudice
Who argued that prejudice and discrimination are related
Who is Robert Merton
Definition of REPUTATIONAL METHOD
What is individuals in the community are asked to rank other community members based on what they know of their character and lifestyle.
Definition of CULTURAL PLURALISM
What is a country allows each group of people within a society to keep its unique cultural identity.
Society that practices _______ fails to use resources of all individuals
What is Discrimination
Would a conflict theorist think that competition is beneficial or impactful on a society?
What is beneficial
Who reported a correlation between individuals’ early childhood experiences and a development of an authoritarian personality
Who is Theodore Adorno