CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
AGEING
POPULATION
A population
in which the proportion of older people increases because people kive longer
and fewer babies are born.
DISCRIMINATION
Prejudicial
tratement of a person because of their race, nationality, religion, sexual
orientation or gender.
DIVERSITY
The range of
social, cultural and religious differences in a society
EXTENDED
FAMILY
A family where
grandparents and children all live together.
FUNDAMENTALISM
The belief
that all areas ofhuman life should be completely regulated by religious
doctrine.
GENDER
The
classification of people as maleo r female.
GLOBALISATION
The way that
people around the world consume the same products, an adot similar lifestyles.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
A scale that
measures human development by indicators like standars of living , life
expectancy and education.
HUMAN
RIGHTS
The rights of
all human beigns to basic freedoms.
IMMIGRANT
A person who
arrives in a new country t olive and work there.
IMMIGRATION
The arrival of
immigrats t olive and work in a new country.
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
Rapid change
to manufacturing and period of economic growth that began in the late 18 th and
19 th centuries and led to the rise of capitalism.
INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY
The change to
new types of manufacturing processes. This happened during a period of rapid
economic growth that began in the late 18 th and 19 th centuries..
INFORMATION
SOCIETY
A society base
don open Access to information and knowledge..
KINSHIP
The way that
people are related to each oher.
LIFESTYLE
People’s
customs, work and leisure activities.
LIVING
CONDITIONS
The relative
situation of people’s housing, sanitation and environment..
MASS MEDIA
Forms of
communication, like televisión and Internet.
MULTI-CULTURALISM
Diversity as a
result of contact between different cultures.
NUCLEAR
FAMILY
A family that
consists of two parents and the children who live with them..
PATRIARCHAL
FAMILY
A family in
which men exercise authority.
POST-INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY
A society in
which the services sector has become more important that industry..
PROPERTY
BUBBLE
An excessive
increase in house prices caused by property speculation.
REFUGEE
A person who
leaves their home because of war, olitical persecution or a natural disaster.
SELF-SUFFICIENT
Relying on
one’s own-resources. For example by growing enough food for ones’ own personal
consumption.
SINGLE-PARENT
FAMILY
A family in
which one adult raises children alone.
SOCIAL
CLASS
A category of
people who share a similar income and lifestyle.
SOCIAL
REVOLUTION
A series of
changes in society that take place on a very large scale, or occur rapidly.
SOCIAL
STRATIFICATION
A scale that
places people in different levels of society according to their background and
economic resources.
SOCIETY
Agroup of
people who live in the same area, and share cultural, economic and personal
ties.
TRADITIONAL
RURAL SOCIETY
A society in
which agricultura and livestock grazing are still the basis of the economy.
UNEMPLOYMENT
The situation
of people who want to work but cannot find a job.
URBANISATION
The process of
growth of cities
WORKFORCE
The people who
work in a particular company or industry
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