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Social stratification |
A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy |
Class system |
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Social monility |
A change in position within the social hierarchy |
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Caste system |
Social stratification based on ascription or birth |
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Class system |
Social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement |
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Meritocracy |
Social stratification based on merit |
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Status consistency |
The degree of uniformity in a person’s social standing across various dimensions of social inequality |
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Structural social mobility |
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 |
Cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality. |
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Davis-Moore thesis |
Social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation of society |
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Blue-collar occupations |
Lower-prestige jobs that involve mostly manual labor |
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White-collar occupations |
Higher-prestige jobs that involve mostly mental activity |
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Socioeconomic status (SES) |
a composite ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality |
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Conspicuous consumption |
Buying and using products because of the statement they make about social position |
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