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13 Cards in this Set
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Social stratification
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is a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy.
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Social mobility
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is a change in one's position in the social hierarchy.
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Caste system
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The __________ is social stratification based on ascription, or birth.
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Class system
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The __________ is social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement.
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Meritocracy
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A __________ is social stratification based on personal merit.
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Status consistency
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is the degree of consistency in a person's social standing across various dimensions of social inequality.
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Structural social mobility
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is 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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is cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality.
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Davis-Moore thesis
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The __________ is the assertion that social stratification is a universal pattern because it has beneficial consequences for the operation of a society.
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Blue-collar occupations
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encompass lower-prestige work that involves mostly manual labor.
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White-collar occupations
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encompass higher-prestige work that involves mostly mental activity.
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Socioeconomic status
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is a composite ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality.
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Conspicuous consumption
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is buying and using products because of the "statement" they make about social position.
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