Match the term to its definition. A feeling that minority members of a group feel because they are different from the majority members. In status characteristics theory, beliefs held in common by people about the usual relationships between particular status characteristics and reward levels. The attitudes of the whole community. An aspect of life-course sociology referring to incidence, duration, and sequence of roles and to the relevant expectations and beliefs based on age. An aspect of life-course sociology referring to our ability to make decisions and control our destiny.
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