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22 Cards in this Set
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social stratification |
division of large numbers of people into layers based on social power, prestige and property |
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property |
everything that you own |
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prestige |
occupation |
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power |
you can persuade people to do things against their will |
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slavery |
people who own people |
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caste system |
whatever conditions you are born into is life long |
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nobles |
wealthy |
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clergy |
roman catholic/ powerful |
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commoners |
serfs |
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social mobility |
moving up and down the social class ladder |
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intergenerational |
the work transpires through family members for social class |
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upwards social mobility |
goes up the social ladder |
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downward social mobility |
goes down the social ladder |
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structural mobility |
large numbers of people that go up or down the social ladder because of change in the structure of society |
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the culture of poverty |
the assumption that the values and behaviors of the poor make them different from other groups. these factors are largely responsible for their poverty and their parent's poverty |
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upper middle class |
people with the highest level of education |
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capitalist class |
highest on social ladder. 1% of the US population. |
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lower middle class |
jobs that have to follow orders |
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working class |
30% of the population. blue/white collared workers, less education and less income |
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working poor |
15% of the population. seasonal/ temp/ migrational workers. usually no HS education |
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underclass |
homeless, could be mentally ill, don't function in society |
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consequences of social class |
physical/ mental health, family life/ domestic violence/, education, more apt to have life of crime |
