Term

If someone states: “Members of the middle and upper classes have an easier time getting into universities and getting jobs," this person was not making claims about each individual person in these groups, but about ______________ social groups.

Definition

patterns among

Term

Race and ethnicity are examples of how complex and interrelated social categories are. While race and ethnicity are related in important ways and often used interchangeably, they are not interchangeable. Race is a __________________ system of classifying humans based on phenotypical characteristics (skin color, hair texture, and bone structure). Ethnicity refers to people bound by a common language, culture, spiritual tradition, and/or ancestry. Ethnic groups can bridge national borders and still be one group (such as the Cree community, which straddles the United States and Canada).

Definition

socially constructed

Term

________ are the group(s) at the top of the social hierarchy.

Definition

Dominant group