Social Studies Vocabulary

Community

A unified body of individuals, an interacting population of various people

Equity

Fairness, access to the same opportunities (We must first ensure equity before we can enjoy equality)

Media

Newspapers, television, radio, internet,and other forms of mass communication

Bias

Preconceived (idea) that sways the mind

Equality

Sameness, giving everyone the same thing (It only works if everyone starts from the same place)

Compromise

Settlement of differences by partial concessions from each side

Status

Social or professional rank, position of power within a group

Motivation

Something that causes a person to act - External and internal

Privilege

Special right or advantage, to grant favor or immunity

Ethnicity

The condition of being a member of an ethnic group

Harass

To annoy, attack, worry repeatedly

Stereotype

To make always the same, opinion formed without examination of the facts (or simply ignoring facts)