Contemporary Issues and Popular Culture

These flashcards cover key vocabulary related to popular culture and social issues discussed in the lecture notes.

A group of people within a society who possess the same socioeconomic status.

Social Class

A hierarchical structure in society, with social classes ranked in a strict manner, often as seen in India.

Caste System

The largest and most diverse group in society that generally provides the backbone of the economy.

Middle Class

The pseudoscientific idea that humankind is divided into separate and unequal races.

Racial Science

One's self-evaluation regarding their gender.

Gender Identity

A person who is attracted to both men and women.

Bisexual

The act of taking something for one’s own gain, usually without permission from the owner.

Appropriation

Behaviors or attitudes that reflect and foster the belief that one race is superior to another.

Racism

A person with no sexual attraction to any gender.

Asexual

Individuals who have sex organs or reproductive anatomy that doesn’t fit typical definitions of male or female.

Intersex

The combination of both male and female qualities or characteristics in identity or appearance.

Androgyny

Favoritism shown to friends and associates by those in power.

Cronyism

Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power.

Nepotism

A term for people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

Transgender

The unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, or ideas of one society by members of another society.

Cultural Appropriation