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13 Cards in this Set
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social stratification |
a social hierarchy resulting from the relatively permanent unequal distribution of goods and services in a society |
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functionalism |
the anthropological theory that specific cultural institutions function to support the structure of a society or serve the needs of its people |
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conflict theory |
a perspective on social stratification that focuses on economic inequality as a source of conflict and change |
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wealth |
accumulation of material resources or access to the means of producing these resources |
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class |
a category of people who all have about the same opportunity to obtain economic resources, power, and prestige and who are ranked relative to other categories |
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ascribed status |
a social position based entirely on birth |
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achieved status |
a social position that is substantially based on life experiences |
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caste system |
social stratification based on birth or ascribed status in which social mobility between castes is not possible |
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caste |
an endogamous, ranked and permanent group based on ascribed status |
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class system |
a form of social stratification in which the different strata form a continuum and social mobility is possible |
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social mobility |
movement from one social strata to another |
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life chances |
opportunities people have to fulfill their potential in society |
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assimilation |
a process through which immigrants were expected to abandon their distinctive cultures in favor of an American identity |
