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proletariat bourgeoisie |
prol: have nots, less wealth, vs bourg: have |
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class consciousness false consciousness |
class: identifying with ones class and the need to make political action false: misidentifying ones class |
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anomie strain theory |
anomie: lack of social norms, breakdown of relation between person and society strain theory: anomic conditions promote deviance |
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social capital strong and weak ties |
the amount that one invests in society for collective rewards; higher capital, increased quality, converse true. strong ties are to family and kin, weak ties are to associates and peers; weak ties needed for access to social capital |
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intersectionality |
compounding disadvantage of individuals in more than one minority group |
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meritocracy plutocracy |
merit: a society where hard work and talent increases positive social mobility plutocracy: society ruled by the upper classes |
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absolute vs relative poverty |
absolute: lacking money for basic needs like food and shelter relative: living in an affluent neighborhood and being unable to sustain lifestyle |
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urban decay vs renewal gentrification |
decay: functional area of city begins to become less functional renewal: spontaneous return of function gentrification: upper classes buying parts of decayed area and displacing local population |
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incidence prevalence |
incidence: number of new cases per population prevalence: number of cases, new and existing in a population |
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Medicare Medicaid |
Medicare: covers patients over 65 Medicaid: covers patients in significant financial need |
