Unit 3 Flashcards
blood quantum rule
a law limiting legal recognition of American Indians to those who have at least a certain level of indigenous ancestry
cisgender
people who are assigned male at birth and identify as men and people who are assigned women at birth and identify as women
computational sociology
a research method that uses computers to extract and analyze data
conspicuous consumption
the phenomenon of spending elaborately on items and services wit the sole purpose of displaying ones wealth
consumption
the use of wages to purchase goods and services
content analysis
counting and describing patterns or themes in media
controlling images
persuasive negative stereotypes that serve to justify or uphold inequality
distinction
active efforts to affirm identity categories and place ourselves and others into their subcategories
doing identity
active performance of social identities
ethnicity
an ** identity ** based on collective memories of shared history and distinctive culture
gender binary
the idea that people come in two and only two types, males who are masculine and females who are feminine
gender
the ideas, traits, interests, and skills that we associate with being male or female
in-group bias
preferential treatment of members of our own group and mistreatment of others
intersectionality
the recognition that our lives are shaped by multiple interacting identities
intersex
those with physical characteristics typical of both people assigned male and female at birth
minimal group paradigm
the tendency of people to form groups and actively distinguish themselves from others for the most trivial of reasons
nonbinary
identify as both a man and a woman
one-drop rule
the idea that anyone with any trace of Black ancestry should be considered black
positive distinction
the claim that members of our own group are superior to members of other groups
prejudice
attitudinal bias against individuals based on their membership in a social group
psychological wage
a noneconomic good given to one group as a measure of superiority over other groups
race
socially meaningful set of artificial distinctions falsely based on superficial and imagined biological differences
sex
physical traits related to sexual reproduction
sexual minorities
people who are gay, lesbian bisexual or otherwise non-heterosexual
social identities
the socially constructed categories and subcategories of people in which we place ourselves or are placed by others
social identity theory
people are inclined to form social groups, incorporate group membership into their identity, take steps to enforce boundaries, and maximize positive distinction and in-group success
status
high or low esteem
sterotype
clusters of ideas attached by social convention to people with specific social identities
transgender
people who are assigned male at birth but don’t identify as a male
