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Essential Vocabulary 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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a group of people with similar social standing, education, or income
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
a system where people are treated differently or separated based on their race, ethnicity, or other characteristics
people in the highest class of society who have a lot of power and wealth and usually high ranks and titles
the society's middle class
fully aware of the ranking system that distinguishes the general public
relating to a system that is organized based on social ranking or levels of authority
the statistical characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, and ethnicity
the state of belonging to a certain ethnic group
a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive
someone who is in a position of power, especially in the past
a political organization of a group of people with a shared identity that is part of a larger political system itself
to employ a system that sorts out people in the society based on their race or religion
a system that divides the people of a society into different social classes based on their wealth, privilage, or profession
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
the protection that a country grants to someone who has fled their home country because of political reasons
a person who gives money or support to help others
the conflict of interests between different social classes in a society, as mentioned in Marxist ideology
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
the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others
to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event
a small group of people in a society who enjoy a lot of advantages because of their economic, intellectual, etc. superiority
hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals
to take away a person or a country's riches to the point of poverty
extremely poor or in need
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 treat a person, group, or concept as insignificant or of secondary or minor importance
to admit a foreigner as an official citizen in a country
a state in which two or more things are equal
a state of being exceedingly poor and in need
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
a system that allows a limited number of immigrants to officially enter a country annually
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
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
the fact of having or expressing strong, irrational views and disliking other people with different views or a different way of life
