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Essential Words Needed for the GRE - Café Society
Here you will learn some English words about society, such as "stratum", "ethnicity", "caste", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.
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acculturation
[noun]
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
apartheid
[noun]
a system where people are treated differently or separated based on their race, ethnicity, or other characteristics
aristocracy
[noun]
people in the highest class of society who have a lot of power and wealth and usually high ranks and titles
class-conscious
[adjective]
fully aware of the ranking system that distinguishes the general public
hierarchical
[adjective]
relating to a system that is organized based on social ranking or levels of authority
demographic
[noun]
the statistical characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, and ethnicity
polity
[noun]
a political organization of a group of people with a shared identity that is part of a larger political system itself
to segregate
[verb]
to employ a system that sorts out people in the society based on their race or religion
caste
[noun]
a system that divides the people of a society into different social classes based on their wealth, privilage, or profession
supremacist
[noun]
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
political asylum
[noun]
the protection that a country grants to someone who has fled their home country because of political reasons
class struggle
[noun]
the conflict of interests between different social classes in a society, as mentioned in Marxist ideology
deportation
[noun]
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
discrimination
[noun]
the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others
to displace
[verb]
to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event
elite
[noun]
a small group of people in a society who enjoy a lot of advantages because of their economic, intellectual, etc. superiority
intersectional
[adjective]
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
to marginalize
[verb]
to treat a person, group, or concept as insignificant or of secondary or minor importance
positive discrimination
[noun]
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
quota system
[noun]
a system that allows a limited number of immigrants to officially enter a country annually
slumlord
[noun]
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
social conscience
[noun]
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
bigotry
[noun]
the fact of having or expressing strong, irrational views and disliking other people with different views or a different way of life
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