Soc Ch7

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Social class

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a system of stratification based on accses to such resources as wealth, property, power and prestige.

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Socioeconomic status(SES)

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a measure of an individual's place within a social class system; often used interchangeably with "class"

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Upper class

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a largely self-sustaining group of the wealthiest people in a class system; in the US, they constitute about 1% of the population and possess most of the wealth of the country.

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Upper-middle class

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mostly professionals and managers who enjoy considerable financial stability, they constitute about 14 % of the US population

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Middle class

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composed primarily of "white collar" workers with a broad range of incomes; they contitute about 30% of the population.

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White collar

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a description characterizing workers and skilled laborers in technical and lower-managent jobs.

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Working class or lower-middle class

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mostly "blue collar" a service industry workers who are less likely to have a college degree; they constitute about 30% of the US population.

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Blue collar

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a description characterizing workers who perform manual labor.

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working poor

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poorly educated workers who work-full time but remain below the poverty line; they constitute about 20% of the US population.

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underclass

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the poorest americans who are chronically unemployed and may depend on public or private assistance; they are 5% of the US population

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Status inconsistency

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a situation in which there are serious differences between the different elements of an individual's economic status.

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stratification

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arrange or classify

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Social Reproduction

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the tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as social class status is passsed down from one generation to the next.

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Cultural Capital

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the tastes, habits, expectations, skills, knowledge, and other cultural disposition that help us gain advantages in society.