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Key Terms
CLASS
a term used by Max Weber to refer to persons who
share a similar level of wealth and income
CLASS
CONSCIOUSNESS
in Karl Marx's view, a subjective awareness held
by members of a class regarding their common vested
interests and need for collective political action to
bring about social change
DEMOCRACY
in a literal sense, government by people
ELITE
a small group of individuals who share a common
set of political and economic interests
EVOLUTIONARY
THEORY
a theory of social change which holds that society
is moving in a definite direction
GROUP
any number of people with similar norms, values,
and expectations, who regularly and consciously
interact
MINORITY
GROUP
a subordinate group, whose members have
significantly less control or power over their own
lives than the members of a dominant or majority
group
POWER
the ability to exercise one's will over others
PRESTIGE
the respect with which an occupation is regarded
by society
SOCIAL CHANGE
significant alteration over time in behaviour
patterns and culture, including norms and values
SOCIAL
INEQUALITY
a condition in which societal members have
unequal amounts of wealth, prestige, or power
SOCIAL
STRUCTURE
the way in which a society is organized into
predictable relationships
SOCIETY
a fairly large number of people who live in the
same territory, are relatively independent of people
outside their area, and participate in a common culture
SOCIOLOGY
the systematic study of social behaviour and human
groups
STATUS
a term used by sociologists to refer to any of the
full range of socially defined positions within a large
group or society
STATUS GROUP
a term used by Max Weber to refer to people who
share the same prestige or life-style, independent of
their class position
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