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Age
In the United States, about 5–7% of the population falls into each 5-year age range starting with the youngest children (0–4 years old) and continuing through middle age (54–59 years old). About 18% of the population is over 60, including about 6% over 75.
Sexual Orientation
experts on the subject typically agree that about 2–4% of the U.S. population identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual
Education
About 85% of U.S. residents graduate from high school, but only about 28% graduate from college
Income
The median family income in the United States is about $58,000, but the range is tremendous
Geographic Dispersal
About half of the U.S. population lives in the country’s 39 largest cities. Another 30% or so live in towns with at least 2500 people. The remaining approximately 20% live in rural areas, defined as towns with fewer than 2500 people.
Disabilities
About 19% of the U.S. population has a disability, with a roughly even split between those who describe their disability as “severe” and “nonsevere.”
intersectionality
the way any one person’s unique combination of social and cultural categories intersect or overlap, especially as related to discrimination or unequal treatment.
culture
a set of shared beliefs, values, and patterns of behavior within a group of people
worldview
a comprehensive, culturally influenced way of approaching and understanding the world around you
dynamic sizing
the ability to simultaneously know the norm for a group and recognize that the norm might not apply to every member of that group
Multiculturalism
a psychological approach that highlights the importance and value of multiple cultural groups within a society
acculturation
managing a life that involves the coexistence of more than one culture
Assimilation
an acculturation strategy in which the person adopts the new culture and rejects the old culture
Separation
an acculturation strategy in which the person retains the old culture and rejects the new culture
Marginalization
an acculturation strategy in which the person rejects both the new culture and the old culture
Integration
an acculturation strategy in which the person adopts both the new culture and the old culture
acculturative stress
stress associated with the process of managing old and new cultures
Individualism
a worldview that emphasizes the well-being of the individual over the well-being of the group
collectivism
a worldview that emphasizes the well-being of the group over the well-being of the individual
Cultural intelligence
your ability to live and interact effectively in a multicultural society
microaggressions
everyday actions or comments that, often unintentionally, contain hostile or off-putting messages for members of certain cultures
gender
your culture’s social, psychological, behavioral expectations related to maleness or femaleness
sex
your biological maleness or femaleness
gender identity
your internal sense of yourself as male or female
cisgender
a person whose gender and sex match
transgender
a person whose gender and sex do not match
transition
choose to take steps to live as the gender that matches their identity rather than their biologically assigned gender
Sexual orientation
a person’s pattern of romantic attraction to a particular group (or groups) of other people
heterosexual
attracted to members of the other sex or gender
homosexual
attracted to members of the same sex or gender
bisexual
attracted to people of both the other and the same sex or gender.
LGBTQ
a community of members of sexual minorities, including lesbian (L), gay (G), bisexual (B), transgender (T), queer/questioning (Q), and other people.
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