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28 Cards in this Set
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social stratification
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system of structural social inequality
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estate system
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the ownership of property and the exercise of power is monopolized by the elite who have total control over societal resources
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status
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socially defined position in a group or society
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social differentiation
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process by which different statuses develop in any group, organization, or society
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caste system
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one's place in the stratification system is an ascribed status
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class systems
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stratification exists, but a person's placement in the class system can change according to personal achievements
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social class
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social structural position groups hold relative to the economic, social, political, and cultural resources of society
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life chances
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the opportunities that people have in common by virtue of belonging to a particular class
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status attainment
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the process by which people end up in a given position in the stratification system
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socioeconomic status
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the image of stratification as a laddered system. Income, occupational prestige, and education are three measures
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income
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the amount of money a person receives in a given period
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wealth
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total value of what one owns, minus one's debts
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median income
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midpoint of all household incomes
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prestige
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the value others assign to people and groups
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occupational prestige
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the subjective evaluation people give to jobs
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educational attainment
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total years of formal education
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urban underclass
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those likely to be permanently unemployed and without much means of economic support
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net worth
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dollar amount of wealth for one person
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economic restructuring
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refers to the decline of manufacturing jobs in the US
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meritocracy
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system in which one's status is based on merit or accomplishments
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social mobility
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a person's movement over time from one class to another
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class consciousness
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the perception that a class structure exists along with a feeling of shared identification with others in one's class
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false consciousness
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the class consciousness of subordinate classed who had internalized the view of the dominant class
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ideology
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belief systems that support the status quo
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poverty line
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the amount of money needed to support the basic needs of a household, as determined by the government
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feminization of poverty
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the large proportion of the poor who are women and children
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culture of poverty
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attributes the major causes of poverty to the absence of work values and the irresponsibility of the poor
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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
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stipulates a lifetime limit of five years for people to receive aid
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