Crime
Deviance
Hate Crime
labeling theory
medicalization of deviance
negative sanction
an expression of disapproval for breaking a norm
social order
stigma
strain theory
street crime
white collar crime
bourgeoisie
caste system
class consciousness
class system
a form of social stratification based primarily on the possession of money or material possessions
culture of poverty
endogamy
false class consciousness
ideology
meritocracy
proletariat
slavery
a form of social stratification in which some people own other people
social class
social mobility
social stratification
feminization of poverty
Horatio Alger Myth
income
intergenerational mobility
the change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next
poverty line
power
the ability to carry out your will, even over the resistance of others
power elite
prestige
respect or regard
property
status
status consistency
ranking high or low on all three dimensions of social class
status inconsistency
structural mobility
underclass
upward social mobility
movement up the social class ladder
wealth
downward social mobility
movement down the social class ladder
assimilation
compartmentalize
to separate acts from feelings or attitudes
discrimination
dominant group
ethnicity
genocide
individual discrimination
institutional discrimination
internal colonialism
minority group
multiculturalism
Pluralism
multiculturalism
population transfer
prejudice
an attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way
race
a group whose inherited physical characteristics distinguish it from other groups
racism
scapegoat
segregation
selective perception
WASP