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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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