| A | B |
|---|
| ethnic group | people who share a common culture, language, or history |
| custom | practice handed down from the past |
| minority group | group of peole who are different in some characteristic from the group with the most power and wealth in a region |
| majority group | group in society that controls most of the wealth and power, though not always the largest group in numbers |
| social scientist | scientist who studies the interaction of people and society |
| culture | way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| ethnocentrism | attitude that one's own ethnic group is superior |
| cultural borrowing | when a group of people adopt another's cultural traits |
| cultural diffusion | process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures |
| limited government | type of government where, through law, some control is placed on leadership's powers |
| unlimited government | government in which leaders rule without any restrictions |
| dictatorship | government under the control of one all-powerful leader |
| absolute monarchy | form of government in which the king or queen governs with complete power |
| constitutional monarchy | government in which a king or queen is the official head of state, but elected officials run the government |
| democracy | form of government in which citizens choose the nation's leaders by voting for them |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| urbanization | movement to cities |
| refugee | person who flees to another country to avoid persecution or disaster |
| rights | benefits and protections that are guaranteed by law |
| responsibilities | duties owed by citizens to their government to make sure it can continue its functions |
| interdependence | dependence of countries on one another for goods, raw materials to make goods, and markets in which to sell goods |
| globalization | development of a world culture and interdependent world economy |
