| Term | Definition |
|---|
| social sanctions | rewards or punishment that encourage conformity to social norms |
| socialization | the process of learning to participate in a group |
| sociological imagination | the ability to see the link between society and self |
| stereotype | a distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified image applied to a category of people |
| symbol | anything that stands for something else and has an agreed upon meaning attached to it |
| values | broad ideas about what is good and desirable shared by people in society |
| appeasement | Satisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability. |
| autonomous | Self-governing. |
| dictator | An absolute ruler. |
| dissident | A person who speaks out against the regime in power. |
| aristocracy | An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another. |
| guerilla | A person who uses unexpected maneuvers like sabatoge and subterfuge to fight an enemy |
| disarmament | A limit or reduction in armed forces or weapons. |
| nationalism | The unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols. |
| propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. |
| reparation | Payment made to the victor by the vanquished to cover the costs of a war. |
| socialism | A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production. |
| totalitarian | A government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens. |
| absolute location | The exact position of a place on the earth's surface. |
| cultural hearth | A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward. |
| ecosystem | The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment. |
| ethnic group | Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics. |
| functional region | A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it. |
| indigenous | Native to a place. |
| interdependent | Relying on one another for goods, services, and ideas. |
| population density | The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer. |
| population distribution | The pattern of population in a country, a continent, or the world. |
| region | A place united by specific characteristics. |
| rural | Of or relating to people who live in the country. |
| subsistence agriculture | Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive. |
| urban | Of or located in the city. |
| supply | the amount of a product that would be offered for sale at all possible prices that could prevail in the market. |
| standard of living | the quality of life based on the possession of necessities and luxuries that make life easier. |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace