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Title

Chapter 8

Description

final exam vocab

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Subject

Sociology

Level

11th Grade

Created

05/17/2010

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Term

social stratification

Definition

ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources

Term

social class

Definition

segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle

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class consciousness

Definition

identification with the goals and interests of a social class

Term

false consciousness

Definition

adoption of the ideas of the dominant class by the less powerful class

Term

social mobility

Definition

the movement of individuals or groups between social classes