Across
- 3. Stratification: The hierarchical ranking of individuals or groups within a society based on factors like wealth, income, education, occupation, and social status. Role A set of expected behaviors, rights, and obligations associated with a particular social position or status.
- 6. A hierarchical organization characterized by formal rules, specialized roles, and impersonal relationships.
- 7. A socially defined position that an individual occupies within a society. Status can be ascribed (assigned at birth, like gender or race) or achieved (earned through effort and accomplishment, like occupation or education).
- 8. A rule or expectation that guides behavior within a society. Norms can be formal (written laws) or informal (unwritten rules of etiquette).
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- 1. The belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures. It often involves judging other cultures based on the standards of one's own culture.
- 2. Mobility The movement of individuals or groups between different social positions in the stratification system. It can be upward (moving to a higher social position), downward (moving to a lower social position), or horizontal (moving within the same social position).
- 3. The lifelong process of learning and internalizing the norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors of a culture or society. It's how individuals become members of society.
- 4. Behavior that violates social norms and expectations. It can range from minor infractions (like jaywalking) to serious crimes.
- 5. The shared values, beliefs, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that characterize a group or society. It's the "way of life" that is passed down from generation to generation.