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Social Inequality: Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.

A


absolute poverty
ageism



assimilation
B


baby boom



birthrate
C


caste system



class system
D


David-Moore thesis



discrimination
E


elderly



ethnicity
F


feminism




G


gender
gender roles



gender stratification
genocide
I


intergenerational social mobility



intragenerational social mobility
L


life expectancy



longevity
M


matriarchy
meritocracy



minority
multiculturalism
P


patriarchy
peer group
pluralism



poverty line
prejudice
R


race
racism



relative poverty
S


scapegoat
segregation
seniors
sex
sexism



social mobility
social stratification
sociological
stereotype
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