Society & Demographics

Vocabulary for social structures and population dynamics

Introducción

Entender la sociedad requiere vocabulario para hablar de estructuras sociales, desigualdad, demografía y las fuerzas que dan forma a las comunidades. Estas palabras aparecen en sociología, reportajes y políticas públicas.

Este capítulo presenta vocabulario para análisis social y discusión demográfica. Estas palabras te ayudan a participar en debates sobre cambio social, tendencias poblacionales y las complejas dinámicas de las sociedades humanas.

Temas

Todos los Vocabulario avanzado en este capítulo (23)

• census An official count or survey of a population, typically recording details such...
• migration The movement of people from one place to another, especially to settle in a n...
• diaspora The dispersion of a people from their original homeland to other parts of the...
• assimilation The process by which individuals or groups from one culture adopt the customs...
• segregation The enforced or systematic separation of people based on race, ethnicity, rel...
• gentrification The process by which a working-class or run-down urban area is transformed th...
• urbanisation The process by which an increasing proportion of a population moves from rura...
• indigenous Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; used especially of ...
• ethnicity The fact or state of belonging to a social group that shares a common cultura...
• socioeconomic Relating to or involving a combination of social and economic factors, such a...
• inequality The state of being unequal, especially in terms of status, rights, opportunit...
• disparity A significant difference or gap between things, especially one that is percei...
• marginalise To treat a person or group as insignificant or peripheral, pushing them to th...
• intersectionality The interconnected nature of social categorisations such as race, class, gend...
• cohesion The act or state of sticking together, forming a united whole; in social cont...
• solidarity Unity or agreement of feeling, action, or purpose among individuals within a ...
• alienation A feeling of being isolated, estranged, or disconnected from the people, inst...
• stratification The arrangement or classification of something into different layers or level...
• mobility The ability to move or be moved freely and easily; in sociology, the movement...
• affluent Having a great deal of money or material wealth; prosperous. Used to describe...
• impoverished Made poor; reduced to a state of poverty. Also used figuratively to describe ...
• inclusion The practice or policy of ensuring that all people, regardless of their backg...
• pluralism A political and social philosophy that recognises and values the coexistence ...