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23 Cards in this Set
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social stratification |
system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy |
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social mobility |
a change in position within the social hierarchy |
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caste system |
social stratification based on birth |
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class system |
social stratification based on birth and achievement
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meritocracy |
social stratification based on merits |
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status consistency |
degree of uniformity in a persons social standing |
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structural social mobility |
shift in social position of large numbers of people |
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ideology |
cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality |
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Davis Moore thesis |
functional analysis claiming that social stratification has consequences |
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capitalists |
people who own and operate factories and businesses in pursuit of profits |
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proletarians |
people who sell their labor for wages |
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alienation |
experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness |
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blue collar occupation |
lower prestige jobs involve mostly manual labor |
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white collar occupation |
higher prestige jobs involve mental activity |
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socioeconomic status (SES) |
composite ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality |
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conspicuous consumption |
buying and using products because of the "statement" they make about social position |
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income |
earning from work or investments |
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wealth |
total value of money and other assets |
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intragenerational social mobility |
change in social position occurring during a person's lifetime |
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intergenerational social mobility |
upward or downward social mobility of children in relation to parents |
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relative poverty |
lack of resources of some people in relation to those who have more |
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absolute poverty |
lack of resources that is life threatening |
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feminization of poverty |
trend of women making up an increasing proportion of the poor |
