Ordförråd för IELTS (Akademisk) - Society

someone whose right of belonging to a particular state is legally recognized either because they are born there or are naturalized

medborgare, medborgarina

a group of people having the same economic or social status in a particular society

klass, kategori

the practice of involving many people from different cultures, social backgrounds, sexual orientations, etc.

mångfald, diversitet

relating to a group of people with shared culture, tradition, history, language, etc.

etnisk, angående en etnisk grupp

the social class between the upper and lower classes that includes professional and business people

medelklass

a small group of people who differ in race, religion, etc. and are often mistreated by the society

minoritet, liten grupp

a person who has the power to rule over a kingdom or empire, especially someone who inherits this power

monark, kung

harmful or unfair actions, words, or thoughts directed at people of different races, often based on the idea that one’s own race is more intelligent, moral, or worthy

rasism

the position that a person has in a society or organization in relation to others

rang, position

the scientific study of human society, its nature, structure, and development, as well as social behavior

sociologi

the social class consisting of people with the lowest position in society and the least money

lägre klass, arbetsklass

the study of the origins and developments of the human race and its societies and cultures

antropologi, mänsklig vetenskap

the legal status of being a member of a certain country

medborgarskap, nationalitet

officially relating to or connected with a city or town

civila, kommunala

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

demografisk, demografisk grupp

a person of the same age, social status, or capability as another specified individual

jämnårig, likasinnad

an old person, especially someone who is retired

senior medborgare, äldre person

lower in rank or status in comparison with someone or something else

underlägsen, mindre

higher in status or rank in comparison with someone or something else

överlägsen, överordnad

people born and living at approximately the same period of time

generation, åldersgrupp

each of the main groups into which humans can be divided based on their physical attributes such as the color of their skin

ras, etnicitet

a social group made up of people who hold the highest social position and are usually quite wealthy

övre klassen, elit

a social class that consists of people with low incomes who do manual or industrial work

arbetsklass, arbetsfolk

a person who holds strong opinions about race, religion or politics and is intolerable of differing views

bigot, intolerant

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

eliten

the movement that supports equal treatment of men and women and believes women should have the same rights and opportunities

feminism

one of a series of rights that every human being must have

mänsklig rättighet, rättighet för människor

the larger part or number of a given set or group

majoritet