Ethnocentrism: viewing the world from their own cultural lens .

Structural Functionalism: all practices in a culture serve a function, for example magic addresses the human fear of uncertainty --> harmful because it leads to forcing ethnocentric meaning onto another person's culture

Race: A category with no bio basis that is imposed on society for historical, political and social reasons--> Early American elites keeping power started the formation of common sense racism

Gender: A non biological category that explains how people present themselves

Culture: unbounded system of learned/shared beliefs

Hegemony: the consent given by the masses to the will of the the dominant fundamental group sometimes using force

Nationalism: Faith in the nation that relies on a mythical historical past

Power: the ability of someone to enforce their will on others

States: politically organized territory with a central gov --> loss of freedom

Neolibralism: The move to a free trade market that demolished small companies

Structural Violence: The non-physical violence of a system that discriminates against certain groups and denies them opportunities