Vocabolario Essenziale per il GRE - Café Società

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

strato

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

acculturazione

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

aristocrazia

the society's middle class

borghesia

fully aware of the ranking system that distinguishes the general public

classe consapevole

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

gerarchico

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

demografico

the state of belonging to a certain ethnic group

etnia

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

sussistenza

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

Signori Supremi

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

politica

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

segregare

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

casta

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

suprematista

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

asilo politico

a person who gives money or support to help others

benefattore

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

lotta di classe

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

deportazione

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

discriminazione

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

spostare

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

élite

hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals

omofobia

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

impoverire

extremely poor or in need

indigente

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

intersezionale

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

emarginare

to admit a foreigner as an official citizen in a country

naturalizzare

a state in which two or more things are equal

parità

a state of being exceedingly poor and in need

penuria

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

discriminazione positiva

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

regime delle quote

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

proprietario di una baraccopoli

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

coscienza sociale

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

bigottismo

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

agitazione