Glossary

Question 1

Bourgeoisie -

Answer 1

Karl Marx’s term for the owners of the means of production—factories, businesses, and equipment needed to produce wealth

Question 2

Capitalism -

Answer 2

The economic system in which the means of production are owned privately and individuals are free to keep the profits they make.

Question 3

Conflict theory -

Answer 3

Marx’s theory that in any capitalist society there is eternal conflict between the owners of the means of production and the workers.

Question 4

Deviance -

Answer 4

The violation of a norm.

Question 5

Deviant subculture -

Answer 5

A way of living that differs from the dominant culture, in which members share a particular form of deviance.

Question 6

Gender role -

Answer 6

A set of behaviors, attitudes, and personality characteristics expected and encouraged of a person based on his or her sex.

Question 7

Gender socialization -

Answer 7

The tendency for boys and girls to be socialized

Question 8

Nuclear family -

Answer 8

One or both parents and their children.

Question 9

Peer group -

Answer 9

A social group in which members are usually the same age and have interests and social position in common.

Question 10

Polygamy -

Answer 10

Marriage between one man and more than one woman

Question 11

Primary socialization -

Answer 11

The learning that we experience from the people who raise us.