A group's shared practices, values, and beliefs

This process is used to strip away people's humanity and enable the capacity for violence against them.

These are the three levels of class in US society

A group of people whose members interact and reside within a definable geographical area

In 1964, Kitty Genovese was fatally stabbed outside her apartment building; 38 witness saw or heard the attack but did not report it. This was the phenomenon coined in the aftermath of the event.

Within this societal structure, individuals can move up or down within ranks depending on financial and other resources

Imposition of one's culture on others

I do not feel the impulse to help you - after all, there are so many other people here who could do it!

Through hard work and determination, you too can achieve and be successful in our society!

This experiment, in which a researcher acts in a socially awkward way, helps to uncover the hidden or unwritten rules within a society or culture

When people work less in a group to achieve a goal than when they are working alone.

Closed stratification systems in which people can do little or nothing to change their social standing

This hypothesis suggests that the language we are born into shapes our ability to perceive and understand different kinds of experiences

This "Shocking" study demonstrated that we are more likely to be obedient to authority figures, to the extent that we may compromise our morals and values.

This refers to the level of stability of a person's financial, educational and occupational functioning within a society