Chapter 13: Rituals

Rituals are ceremonies or repetitive practices that help unite people. Marriage is considered a ritual because it unites two families. It is practiced by many people such as kneeling and praying, going to church, and following traditions at funerals and such other important events.

Chapter 13: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy refers to something that is predicted falsely and just happens by chance when it becomes true. I could say I predict to be the next great cake boss. That will not happen unless it is by some crazy chance. It's not something that usually happens so it would be "luck" in a way if I could falsely predict that.

Chapter 13: Mainstreaming

Mainstreaming is including all students including students with disabilities in regular school activities. Wheelchairs and interpreters are a couple of examples of accommodations. Students with emotional and behavioral problems are hard to accommodate because of their disruptive behavior. Test scores in classes with a mixture actually have lower scores on tests because of the disruptions. 

Chapter 13: Credential Societies

Credential societies are led by sorting devices such as degrees or diplomas for choosing the right people for jobs/careers. This helps weed out the multiple applications they receive and determines eligibility. Earning your degree shows the effort put towards it and your special skills. It also shows that you are responsible enough to complete a harder task. 

Chapter 10: Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is unwanted sexual attention at work or school. It is possible for it to affect your job or school work and may create an uncomfortable hostile environment. When feminism arose, this became more of a defined problem rather than just an obnoxious man. This does not include attraction, rather men using their positions of authority to pressure women for sex. 

Chapter 10: Patriarchy

Patriarchy means that men dominate society. It is centered on reproduction because throughout history women cared for children. Infants needed nursing mothers and without one the child would die. Women had to move slower and stay closer to camp for their children. This allowed men to do the hunting and stay away from camp longer and so became an assumed task of women to take care of children. This is where men became dominant. Women did most of routine things where men could go out and accomplish various things. 

Chapter 10: Feminism

Feminism is a view that biology is not a destiny and stratification is wrong. Feminists would believe that military men and women are equal and that physical strength does not apply because that could be equal as well. They would agree that certain jobs/positions should be equally obtainable and fulfilled by either gender. Feminists also disagree with males having issues with losing and women being okay with their status.