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Intro Sociology Test 2
LSU SOCL 2001- Gremillion
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
03/09/2010

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Endogamy
Definition
Marriage from within one's social group.
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Exogamy
Definition
Marriage from outside one's social group.
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Nuclear Family
Definition
A form of family that consists of a mother, father, and their biological children.
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Cohabitation
Definition
Shacking up! Living together in an intimate relationship without formal legal or religious sanctioning.
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Pre-Industrialized Families
Definition
Consisted of loose kinship networks in which families depended on extended blood relatives for financial help, childcare, etc.
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Cult of Domesticity
Definition
Women were confined to the domestic tasks like cooking, cleaning, etc. "The notion that true womanhood centers on domestic responsibility and childrearing.
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Miscegenation
Definition
the technical term for multiracial marriage.
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Education
Definition
The process through which academic, social, and cultural ideas and tools are developed.
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Functional Illiteracy
Definition
The inability to read or write well enough to be a functioning member of society.
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Human Capital
Definition
Knowledge and skills that make a person more productive and bankable.
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Hidden Curriculum
Definition
The nonacademic socialization and training that takes place in the schooling system.
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Social Capital
Definition
Any relationship between people that can facilitate the actions of others.
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Tracking
Definition
A way of dividing students into different classes by ability or future plans.
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