Unit 3 Flashcards

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blood quantum rule

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a law limiting legal recognition of American Indians to those who have at least a certain level of indigenous ancestry

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cisgender

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people who are assigned male at birth and identify as men and people who are assigned women at birth and identify as women

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3
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computational sociology

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a research method that uses computers to extract and analyze data

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4
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conspicuous consumption

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the phenomenon of spending elaborately on items and services wit the sole purpose of displaying ones wealth

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5
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consumption

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the use of wages to purchase goods and services

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content analysis

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counting and describing patterns or themes in media

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controlling images

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persuasive negative stereotypes that serve to justify or uphold inequality

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distinction

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active efforts to affirm identity categories and place ourselves and others into their subcategories

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9
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doing identity

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active performance of social identities

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10
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ethnicity

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an ** identity ** based on collective memories of shared history and distinctive culture

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gender binary

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the idea that people come in two and only two types, males who are masculine and females who are feminine

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gender

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the ideas, traits, interests, and skills that we associate with being male or female

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13
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in-group bias

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preferential treatment of members of our own group and mistreatment of others

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14
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intersectionality

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the recognition that our lives are shaped by multiple interacting identities

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15
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intersex

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those with physical characteristics typical of both people assigned male and female at birth

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16
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minimal group paradigm

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the tendency of people to form groups and actively distinguish themselves from others for the most trivial of reasons

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nonbinary

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identify as both a man and a woman

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one-drop rule

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the idea that anyone with any trace of Black ancestry should be considered black

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positive distinction

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the claim that members of our own group are superior to members of other groups

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prejudice

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attitudinal bias against individuals based on their membership in a social group

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psychological wage

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a noneconomic good given to one group as a measure of superiority over other groups

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race

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socially meaningful set of artificial distinctions falsely based on superficial and imagined biological differences

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sex

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physical traits related to sexual reproduction

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sexual minorities

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people who are gay, lesbian bisexual or otherwise non-heterosexual

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social identities
the **socially constructed categories** and subcategories of people in which we place ourselves or are placed by others
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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
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status
high or low esteem
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sterotype
clusters of ideas attached by social convention to people with specific social identities
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transgender
people who are assigned male at birth but don't identify as a male