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Demographic Transition Theory - correct answers description of the changing pattern of mortality,
fertility and growth rates as society moves from one demographic to another
Worlds Systems Theory - correct answers States there is a world economic system in which some
countries benefit.
Modernization theory - correct answers Low income countries can improve their global economic
standing by industrialization
Dependency Theory - correct answers Global inequality is due to the exploitation of peripheral and semi
peripheral nations by core nations
Feminist Theory - correct answers Extension of feminism into theoretical discourse. Gender inequality
Conflict Theory - correct answers Looks at society as a competition for limited resources
Symbolic Interaction Theory - correct answers Scholars examine the relationship of individuals within
their society by communication
Pay Gap - correct answers Amount of money paid to men and women doing the same job
Sexual Politics - correct answers Relations between the sexes regarding in terms of power
Second Shift - correct answers Responsibilities of childcare and housework in addition to paid labor
Glass Ceiling - correct answers Unofficial barrier to advancement in a profession, affecting women
, Functionalism - correct answers Sees society as a structure with interrelated parts to meet biological and
social needs
Monotheism - correct answers Belief in a single deity
Polytheism - correct answers Belief in multiple deity
Patriarchal Religions - correct answers Stress spiritual leadership of men
Matriarchal Religions - correct answers Focuses on a goddess or goddesses
Ethnocentrism - correct answers The practice of evaluating another culture according to the standards
of ones own culture
Cultural Relativism - correct answers The practice of assessing a culture by its own standards and not in
comparison to another culture
Material Culture - correct answers objects or belongings of a group of people
Nonmaterial Culture - correct answers ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society
Pluralism - correct answers ideal of the u.s as a salad bowl. A mixture of different cultures where each
culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the " flavor" of the whole.
Power Elite - correct answers A small group of wealthy and influential people at the top of society who
holds power and resources
Autonomous State - correct answers idea that workers are being replaced by technology