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10 Cards in this Set
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Social Classes
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-a system of social stratification based on income or possession of wealth and resources.
-Social mobility is possible in a class system |
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Caste
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-assignment at birth to the ranked social or occupational groups of parents
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Means of Production
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-materials such as land, machines, or tools that people need to produce things
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Culture of Poverty
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-a phrase coined by Oscar Luis to describe the lifestyle and world view of people who inhabit urban and rural slums.
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Division of Labor
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-A work system characterized by division of tasks and specialization of occupations.
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Integrative Theory of Social Stratification
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-a theory based on the assumption that social hierarchy is necessary for the smooth functioning of society.
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Exploitative Theory of Social Stratification
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-a theory based on the assumption that social stratification and hierarchy exist because one group of individuals seeks to take advantage of another group for economic purposes.
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Genocide
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-an attempt to exterminate a people.
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Surplus Value of Labor
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-term suggested by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels for the portion of a person's labor that is retained as profit by those who control the means of production.
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Violent Revolution
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-term suggested by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels for the necessary response of workers to their repression by the ruling class.
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