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bourgeoisie
the class that owns the means of production
caste system
a stratification system in which people's social status is determined at birth based upon their parent's ascribed status.
class system
a stratification system that permits a significant amount of mobility between positions
life chances
the opprotunity to acquire valuable social rewards and resources.
intergenerational mobility
social mobility experienced by family members from one generation to the next
intragenerational mobility
social mobility experienced within an individuals lifetime.
means of production
the productive economic resources of society, especially land, capital, and buildings.
meritocracy
the allocation of status based upon personal ability, credentials, and achievement
power
the ability of a group or person to achieve their aims and axercise their will despite the resistance of others
prestige
social honor, deference, and respect.
proletariat
The class of people that sells their labor power to the bourgeoisie in exchange for wages.
property
The economic resources that an individual owns and controls.
slave systems
stratification systems characterized by the ownership of some people by others.
social mobility
movement between positions in a stratification hierarchy
social stratification
a hierarchial system that ranks large groups of people based upon important social and physical characteristics.
socioeconomic status (SES)
a combined measure that classifies people according to their occupation, education, and income.
Erik Olin Wright
Contemporary Marxist scholar who identified four criteria for determining class location in advanced capitalist societies.
Karl Marx
One of the first social philosophers to critically examine social stratification and state that a person's position is dtermined by his or her relationship to the means of production.
Max Weber
marxian student who found social stratification to be multidimensional rather than being determined by a single factor.