Wichtiger Wortschatz für den GRE - Café-Gesellschaft

a group of people with similar social standing, education, or income

Schicht, sozialer Schicht

the process of cultural exchange and adaptation when individuals or groups from different cultures come into contact, leading to changes in their respective cultural patterns

Akklimatisierung, Kulturelle Anpassung

a system where people are treated differently or separated based on their race, ethnicity, or other characteristics

Apartheid

people in the highest class of society who have a lot of power and wealth and usually high ranks and titles

Aristokratie

the society's middle class

Bourgeoisie, Mittelklasse

fully aware of the ranking system that distinguishes the general public

klassenbewusst, klassenorientiert

relating to a system that is organized based on social ranking or levels of authority

hierarchisch, von Hierarchie

the statistical characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, and ethnicity

demografische Gruppe

the state of belonging to a certain ethnic group

Ethnizität, ethnische Zugehörigkeit

a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive

Existenz, Überleben

someone who is in a position of power, especially in the past

Herrscher, Lehnsmann

a political organization of a group of people with a shared identity that is part of a larger political system itself

Politik, politische Organisation

to employ a system that sorts out people in the society based on their race or religion

segregieren, trennen

a system that divides the people of a society into different social classes based on their wealth, privilage, or profession

Kaste, Kastensystem

someone who believes that a particular group of people, especially one determined by sex, religion, or race, is better than other groups and should dominate them

Suprematist

the protection that a country grants to someone who has fled their home country because of political reasons

politisches Asyl, Asylantrag aus politischen Gründen

a person who gives money or support to help others

Wohltäter, Wohltäterin

the conflict of interests between different social classes in a society, as mentioned in Marxist ideology

Klassenkampf, Klassengegensatz

the act of forcing someone out of a country, usually because they do not have the legal right to stay there or because they have broken the law

Ausweisung

the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others

Diskriminierung

to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event

verschleppen

a small group of people in a society who enjoy a lot of advantages because of their economic, intellectual, etc. superiority

Elite

hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals

Homophobie

to take away a person or a country's riches to the point of poverty

verarmen, entziehen

extremely poor or in need

mittellos, arm

related to the social categories such as gender, race, sexuality, or age and the way they can extend over the experiences of an individual belonging to an oppressed population

intersektional, überschneidende soziale Kategorien

to treat a person, group, or concept as insignificant or of secondary or minor importance

marginalisieren, geringer achten

to admit a foreigner as an official citizen in a country

einbürgern

a state in which two or more things are equal

Parität

a state of being exceedingly poor and in need

Armut, Elend

the act of enhancing different opportunities for the people who have been treated as inferior due to belonging to a specific social category like race, sex, and etc. in a society

positive Diskriminierung, Maßnahmen zur positiven Diskriminierung

a system that allows a limited number of immigrants to officially enter a country annually

Quotenregelung

an owner of a house of land in a location where people are exceedingly poor and have really bad living conditions, who demands rents more than one can afford

Slumlord, Vermieter in Elendsvierteln

an awareness of other people's pain and problems who have a bad condition in the society and feeling a sense of duty to take care of them

soziales Bewusstsein, gesellschaftliches Gewissen

the fact of having or expressing strong, irrational views and disliking other people with different views or a different way of life

Bigotterie, Intoleranz

a political situation in which there is anger among the people and protests are likely

Unruhen, Unzufriedenheit