Answer to Question #106574 in Sociology for vincent

Question

define the following concepts
1social class
2gender
3race
4access to education

Answer 1

1.     Social Class-it is a set of concepts in the discipline of social sciences and politics theory that is focused on developing models of social stratification where people are categorized into hierarchical social groups, mostly upper, middle and lower social classes.

2.     Gender-it is a range of characteristics that are related to and differentiate between femininity and masculinity.

3.     Race-It’s the grouping of humans based on the commonality of physical or social qualities to form categories that are viewed as distinct by the public.

4.     Access to Education- it is the ability of people in society to have equal opportunity in education regardless of their social class, gender or race.