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Social Problems Exam
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Social Problems Exam
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1. The process in which minority group members become part of a dominant group, losing their original group identity

2. Feminist perspective (Race)

3. Functionalist perspective (Gender)

4. Occupational sex segregation

5. Group or population sharing to set of genetic characteristics and physical features

6. Human capital theory

7. Human capital

8. Argues that inequality is important to our social order. We value some people more than others based on their occupation.

9. Vertical segregation

10. Interactionist perspective

11. Culture of poverty

12. Absolute poverty

13. The belief that one's own group values and behaviors are right.

14. Select group of people possessing true power

15. Fourth wave

16. Devaluation of women's work

17. First wave (Upper class white women)

18. The ability to achieve one's goals despite resistance from others

19. Persons who are unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin

20. The ranking of individuals into social strata or groups

21. Prejudice actions against minority members by individuals

22. Functionalist perspective

23. Horizontal segregation

24. Third wave (Race & Gender)

25. Physical and social segregation of ethnic or racial groups