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| Gender Stratification | refers to the inequalities between women and men regarding wealth, power, and privilege. |
| Sexual Orientations | is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. |
| Gender Pay Gap | is the average difference between the remuneration for men and women who are working. Women are generally considered to be paid less than men. There are two distinct numbers regarding the pay gap: non-adjusted versus adjusted pay gap. |
| Definition of Gender | The attitudes, behaviors, norms, and roles that a society or culture associated with an individual's sex, thus the social differences between female and male; the meanings attached to being feminine or masculine. |
| Gender Stereotypes | is a generalised view or preconception about attributes or characteristics, or the roles that are or ought to be possessed by, or performed by women and men. A gender stereotype is harmful when it limits women’s and men’s capacity to develop their personal abilities, pursue their professional careers and make choices about their lives. |
| Intersexual | existing or occurring between the sexes. |
| Dominant Minority Group Relations | also called elite dominance is a minority group that has overwhelming political, economic, or cultural dominance in a country, despite representing a small fraction of the overall population (a demographic minority). Dominant minorities are also known as alien elites if they are recent immigrants. |
| Segregation | the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. |
| Ethnic Groups | refers to people who identify with a common national origin or cultural heritage. |
| Prejudice | preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. |
| Institutional Discrimination | refers to the unjust and discriminatory mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals by society and its institutions as a whole, through unequal selection or bias, intentional or unintentional; as opposed to individuals making a conscious choice to discriminate. |
| Dominant Groups | is a group with power, privileges, and social status. Another related definition is a social group that controls the value system and rewards in a particular society. |
| Race | is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society. The term was first used to refer to speakers of a common language and then to denote national affiliations. |
| Capitalism | an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. |
| Power | the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. |
| Monopoly | the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service. |
| Oligopoly | a state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers. |
| Political Party | is an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to get them elected and thereby implement the party's agenda. |
| Offshoring | the practice of basing some of a company's processes or services overseas, so as to take advantage of lower costs. |
| Democrat Viewpoints | The modern Democratic party emphasizes egalitarianism and social equality through liberalism. They support voting rights and minority rights, including LGBT rights, multiculturalism, and religious secularism. |
| Different Political Systems | Democracy Republic Monarchy Communism Dictatorship |
| Religiosity | strong religious feeling or belief. |
| Functionalist perspective regarding education | focuses on how education serves the needs of society through development of skills, encouraging social cohesion and sorting of students. |
| Conflict theorists regarding education | sees the purpose of education as maintaining social inequality and preserving the power of those who dominate society. ... According to conflict theorists, schools train those in the working classes to accept their position as a lower‐class member of society. |
| Tracking in Education | is the most commonly used term for ability grouping, the practice of lumping children together according to their talents in the classroom. |
| Affirmative Action in Higher Education | ensures colleges and universities provide opportunity to those historically shut out of the system because of their race, ethnicity, income, or identity. |
