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13 Cards in this Set
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Social stratification?
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a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy.
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Social mobility?
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a change in position within the social hierarchy.
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caste system?
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social stratification based on ascription, or birth.
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class system?
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social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement.
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meritocracy?
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social stratification based on personal merit.
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status consistency?
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the degree of uniformity in a person's social standing across various dimensions of social inequality.
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structural social mobility?
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a shift in the social position of large numbers of people due more to changes in society itself than to individual efforts.
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ideology?
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cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality.
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Davis-Moore Thesis?
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the functional analysis claiming that social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation of society.
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blue-collar occupations?
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lower-prestige jobs that involve mostly manual labor.
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white-collar occupations?
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higher-prestige jobs that involve mostly mental activity.
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socioeconomic status (SES)?
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a composite ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality.
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conspicuous consumption?
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buying and using products because of the "statement" they make about social position.
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