UCSP: Understanding Culture, Society and Politics - Social and Cultural Background

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the introductory concepts of UCSP, including social and cultural background categories such as ethnicity, exceptionality, socio-economic status, race, gender, and religion.

Anthropology

The study of Humanity.

Sociology

The study of human relationship along with human society and interaction.

Political Science

The study of state, government and politics.

Ethnicity

The state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition; cultural characteristics that define a person as being a member of a specific group.

Exceptionality

Refers to individuals whose physical, behavioral, or cognitive performance is so different from the norm that additional services are required to meet the individual's needs.

Socio-economic Status

The position of an individual or group on the socioeconomic scale determined by factors such as income, education, occupation, residence, and ethnic/religious background.

Upper Class

People who have great wealth and sources of income with high reputation in terms of power and prestige.

Middle Class

People who may belong to upper middle class (businessmen and professionals) or lower-middle class (teachers, clerks, etc.).

Lower Class

People at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, categorized into upper-lower and lower-lower class.

Rich (Monthly Family Income)

$P 219,140$ and above monthly income.

High income (Monthly Family Income)

$P 131,483$ to $P 219,140$ monthly income.

Upper middle income (Monthly Family Income)

$P 76,669$ to $P 131,484$ monthly income.

Middle class (Monthly Family Income)

$P 43,828$ to $P 76,66$ monthly income.

Lower middle class (Monthly Family Income)

$P 21,914$ to $P 43,828$ monthly income.

Low income but not poor (Monthly Family Income)

$P 10,957$ to $P 21,914$ monthly income.

Poor (Monthly Family Income)

Below $P 10,957$ monthly income.

Race (Macionis, 2003)

A socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of society consider important.

Caucasoid

A racial category characterized by fair skin, light colored straight or wavy hair, round eyes, a high nose bridge, and origin in the Americas and Europe.

Mongoloid

A racial category characterized by yellowish skin, straight black hair, almond-shaped eyes, low to medium nose bridge, and origin in Asia.

Negroid

A racial category characterized by dark skin, curly black hair, large round eyes, low nose bridge, and origin in Africa.

Gender

Refers to personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female and male.

Religion

A belief system that emphasizes the supernatural being; considered a universal culture pattern since all people have some kind of religion.

Social Change

The modification and alteration of a pattern of behaviour, social structure, social organization and social institution.

Political Identity

An association with a group affiliation describing the way in which being a member of a group might express specific political opinions and attitude.

Fairness (Deb Watkins)

According to Deb Watkins, fairness isn’t about treating everyone the same; it’s giving everyone what they need.