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What is a secondary group
This type of social group tends to be larger, more formal, and organized around a specific goal
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What is crime
Breaking a formal rule that society has decided is important enough to make into a law
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What is wealth
This is all of your possessions and assets minus all of your debts
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What is gender
This is the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being male or female
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What is race
A category of people who are perceived to share distinct physical characteristics that are deemed socially significant
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What is in-group bias
This is the belief that the members of a group you belong to are superior to the members of a group you do not belong to
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What is structural functionalism
This theoretical perspective argues that since every society has deviance, deviance must serve an important purpose.
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What is structural functionalism
This theoretical perspective argues that social stratification and inequality serve a positive purpose for society
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Who are intersex people
People whose bodies (including genitals) have both female and male characteristics
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What is a minority group
A category of people with unequal access to positions of power, prestige, and wealth in a society who tend to be targets of prejudice and discrimination
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What is the Asch Conformity Experiment
This used questions about a series of lines to demonstrate the power groups have over individuals
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What is Merton's Strain Theory
This theory suggests that crime occurs when people have access to the goals of society but lack access to the legitimate means of achieving those goals.
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What are capitalists
This wealthy group of people own the means of production
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What is "doing gender"
This theory argues that gender isn't something that a person IS, but something that a person DOES
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What is prejudice
Negative attitudes and feelings toward or about an entire category of people
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What is bureaucracy
This is an organized model for a type of secondary group rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently
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What is Labeling Theory
This theory states that a lot of crime occurs not because of the negative reactions of society to people who have been branded as bad
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What is conspicuous consumption
This phenomenon involves buying products and services not out of need but in order to create categories of people
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What is separate spheres
This set of theories argues that women and men have different roles in society that are based on their biological differences and abilities
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What is discrimination
Actions or practices that result in differential treatment of categories of individuals
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What is a reference group
This type of social group is used as a guide in making evaluations and decisions, and can lead to FOMO
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What is deterrence
This is the use of harm or the threat of harm to prevent unwanted behaviors
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What is income
This is the money you bring home on a regular basis in compensation for work or as a return on investments
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What is feminism
This set of theories is based in support of equality for men and women, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism
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What is ethnicity
A shared cultural heritage, nationality, or lineage
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