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19 Cards in this Set
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A process in which people are set apart for differential treatment by virtue of their statuses, roles, and other social characteristics.
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social differentiation
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A condition in which people have unequal access to wealth, power, and prestige.
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social inequality
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A form of inequality in which categories of people are systematically ranked in a hierarchy on the basis of their access to scarce but valued resources.
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social stratification
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A society with two distinct strata - a category of people who are free and a category of people who are legally the property of others.
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slave system
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Ranking is hereditary and permanent, and marriage between members of different categories is prohibitied.
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caste system
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A social hierarchy centered on the monopoly of power and ownership of land by a roup of religious and political elites.
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estate system
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The economic factor and achieved statuses (gained by ability and merit) are the principal means of ranking.
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class system
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A person's or family's total economic assets.
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wealth
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The ability to realize one's will, even against resistance and the opposition of others.
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power
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The respect and admiration people attach to various social positions.
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prestige
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A ranking that combines income, occupational prestige, level of education, and neighborhood to assess people's positions in the stratification system.
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socioeconomic status
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When people fall below a minimum subsistence level and are unable to function as members of society.
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absolute poverty
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A lack of resources relative to others and the overall standards of a society.
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relative poverty
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Women and girls constitute a disproportionate share of the poor.
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feminization of poverty
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A set of norms, beliefs, values, and attitudes that trap a small number of the urban poor in a permanent cycle of poverty.
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culture of poverty
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Opportunities for securing such things as health, education, autonomy, leisure, and a long life.
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life chances
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The movement of people from one social position to another in the stratification system
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social mobility
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Large-scale changes in occupational, educational, and corporate social structures that enable people to move up or down in the stratification system.
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structural mobility
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The distinctive ways in which group members consume goods and services and display rank.
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lifestyles
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