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What is social stratification? |
A subfield of sociology that examines inequalities among individuals and groups |
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What are dimensions of stratification |
Social class (economic) Race Ethnicity Gender Sexual orientation Religion Region Disability |
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What is feudalism? |
A social order in which those who own land are entitled to receive the products of the laborers who are legally obligated to work for the landowner. |
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How did the industrial revolution affect economic inequality? |
Allowed for rapid and sustained economic growth. Societies as a whole got richer, and within them vastly greater inequalities emerged |
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How did per-person income in western Europe and in China change over the last 1600 years? |
It has increased dramatically. In western Europe between 1820-1950 average incomes increased by 4x, as well as 3.5x from 1950-1990 and still continue to rise. China has increased, but not as dramatically as America or western Europe. This is because the dramatic increase in the economy happened in areas where the industrial revolution was more apparent |
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Why do sociologists generally focus on medians rather than averages in studying economic inequality |
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What is the difference between income and wealth? |
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What consumption items have been much more widely available to American households? |
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