The Soiology finial – Flashcards
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extended family
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family form that consists of three or more generations of a family sharing the same residence
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marriage
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set of norms that specify the ways in which family structure should be organized
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polygamy
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marriage with multiple partners
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bilateral descent
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descent system in which kinship is traced through both parents
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homogamy
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tendency for individuals to marry people who have social characteristics similar to their own
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economic institution
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system of roles and norms that governs the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
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capitalism
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economic model in which the factors of production are owned by individuals and that is regulated by the forces of profit and competition
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socialism
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economic model in which the factors of production are owned by the government , which regulates all economic activity
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law of supply
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principle that states that producers will supply more products when they can charge higher prices and fewer products when they must charge lower prices
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law of demand
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principle that states that the demand for a product increases as the price of the product decreases and demand decreases as price increases
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communism
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political and economic system in which property is communally owned
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free trade
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trade between nations that is unrestricted by trade barriers
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power
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ability to control the behavior of others, with or without their consent
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political institution
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system of roles and norms that governs the distribution and exercise of power in society
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democracy
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type of government in which power is exercised through the people
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monarchy
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type of government in which one person rules. In a _________, the ruler comes to power through inheritance.
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authoritarianism
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type of government in which power rests firmly with the state
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political party
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organization that seeks to gain power in the government through legitimate means
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power- elite model
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model in which political power in the United States is said to be exercised by and for the privileged few in society
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mandatory education
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enforced schoolong
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bilinual education
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system of edcation in which non-English- speaking students are taught in their native languages until they can attend classes taught in English
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religion
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system of roles and norms organized around the sacred realm that binds people together in soial groups
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ritual
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established pattern of behavior through which a group of believers experience the sacred
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denomination
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well- established religious organization in which a substantial portion of the population are members
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social instiution
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system of ststuses, roles,, values, and norms that is organized to satisfy one or more of the basic needs of society
