Family

endogamy marriage to someone inside ones social group nuclear family extended family cohabitation living together in an intimate relationship without formal legal or religious sanctioning. cult of domesticity notion that womanhood centers on domestic responsibility and child rearing. miscegenation interracial marriage.
Education

hidden curriculum the non academic socialization and training that takes place in the schooling system. tracking -a way of dividing students into different classes according to ability or future plans, is intended to
tailor a students educational experience more directly to his or her particular goals. teacher expectancy effect -when teachers' expectations for certain students lead them to shift their behavior in such ways that students fulfill their teachers' expectations of them, both for better AND for worse best practices (p. 484) -teaching methods supported by extensive research affirmative action a set of policies that grant preferential treatment to a number of particular subgroupswomen, race, poor social class or socioeconomic status individuals position in a stratified social order. cultural capital symbolic and interactional resources that people use to their advantage in various situations. Meritocracy - is a society run by people with the most merit. Economy

capitalism economic system in which property and goods are primarily owned privately; investments are
determined by private decisions; and prices, production and the distribution of goods are determined primarily by competition in free markets.

Socialism an economic system in which most or all the needs of the population are met through non-market
methods of distribution. family wage a wage paid to male workers sufficient to support a dependent wife and child. upper class

middle class working class (p. 250) working poor (p. 253) under class (p. 253)

Religion

Religion a system of beliefs and practices around sacred things, set of shared stories that guide beliefs
and actions. Profane-Things of mundane life Theism- the worship of a god or gods Ethicalism the adherence to certain principles to lead a moral life. Denominations big groups of congregations that share the same faith and are governed under one administrative umbrella. Congregations groups of people that gather together, especially for worship. Secularism a general movement away from religiosity and spiritual belief toward a rational, scientific organization. Pluralism the presence and engaged coexistence of numerous distinct groups in one society.