Key+Terms+and+Concepts

suggests equal access to resources and opportunities and equal participation in all realms of society for women and men, but also for members of different races, ethnic groups, and religions. e.g. women and men both having the right to vote.
 * Equality**

Conflict is a state ofopposition, disagreement or incompatibility between different groups of peopleover a paticular issue. e.g. Cronulla Riots
 * Conflict**

The cultural practices, language, cuisine and traditions used to distinguish groups of persons—not biological or physical differences. e.g. Latino's from Latin America
 * Ethnicity**

**Social Differentiation** The process where distinction and categorisation occurs between social groups and persons on the basis of biological, physiological and sociocultural factors. These include, sex, age, race, nationality, income, employment and education. BOS: Criteria used to divide society into groups according to perceived differences between groups. e.g. sex, age etc.

**Cooperation** Different individuals and groups in society working together towards a common goal. e.g. Ecumenical Movements

A social construct in which members of a community who share genetic similarities e.g. hair colour, descent, cultural traits, common history, skin colour etc. e.g. Dutch **Prejudice** an unfavourable opinion or feeling being formed beforehand, or without knowledge, thought or reason. a preconceived opinion or feeling, either favourable or unfavourable. e.g. old people being bad drivers
 * Race**

**Discrimination** Unfair treatment or consideration of, or making dissimilarity in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit. This can be impacted on racial, political, religion, single women, disabled people, different religions/backgrounds etc.   e.g. against women in the workplace

any system of placing persons or things in a graded order, with each level subordinate to the one above. In social terms, it implies that society places greater value on one group than the other. An hierarchy can be seen through the catergorisation of all staff members in schools, where every member works under someone else. e.g. the teachers work under their subject coordinators and then they work under the vice principal and then he/she works under the principal.
 * Hierarchy**

**HumanRights** the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought, expression and speach, equality before the law etc. e.g. freedom ofspeech

**socioeconomic status** an individual's or group's position within a hierachial social structure. Socioeconomic status depends on a combination of variables, including occupation, education, income, wealth and place of residence. e.g. rural areas-lower socioeconomicstatus

**identity** the set of characteristics by which a person is definitively recognizable or known. e.g. brown eyes

**continuity** the state or quality of beingcontinuous e.g. democratic government in Australia the past 200years

**social class** a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status. e.g. upperclass

**change** an alteration or modification e.g. Aboriginal's gaining the right to vote in 1965 whereas they previously did not have this right.