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24 Cards in this Set
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bourgoisie
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Marx's term for capitol class comprised of owners of of means of production
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capitalism
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economic system means of production are held in private hands and main goal is making money
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class
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group with similar level of wealth/income
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class consciousness
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Marx view subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding there social interests
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class system
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social ranking based off of economics has mobility
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closed system
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no mobility
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corporate welfare
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tax breaks, direct payments and grants that the gov. makes to corporations
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dominant ideology
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set of cultural beliefs and practices helps to maintain powerful social, economic and political interests.
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estate system
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(feudalism) peasents worked land in order for military protection
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esteem
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reputation that a specific person has earned within an occupation
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false consciousness
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marx attitude held by a class that does not accurately reflect their objective opinion
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horizontal mobilty
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movement from on posistion to another in same RANK
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income
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salaries/ wages
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intergenerational mobility
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changes in social position of children relative to parents
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intragenerational mobility
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changes in social position in a persons adult life
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objective method
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technique for measuring social class assigns ind. to classes based off of criteria such as occupation education income and residence
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prestige
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respect and admiration occupations hold
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proletariat
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marx term for working class in capitalist society
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social inequality
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members of society have different amounts of social power wealth and prestige.
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SES socioeconomic statues
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measure off of social clas based off of income, edu, occupation
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status group
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people who have same prestige or lifestyle independent of their class position
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stratification
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structured ranking of entire groups that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in sociology
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vertical mobilty
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movement from one social positions to another of diff. rank.
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wealth
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an inclusive term encompassing all of a person's material assets including land, stocks and other property.
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