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| The separation of people into social classes; like rock layers |
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| Refers to a situation in which individual groups in a society do not have equal social status. |
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| An economic system characterized by the private ownership of the means of production, the pursuit of profit, and market competition. |
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| Marx's term for capitalists, those who own the means of production |
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| Marx's term for the exploited class, the mass of workers who do not own the means of production. |
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| Marx's term for awareness of a common identity based on one's position in the means of production. |
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| Marx's terms to refer to workers identifying with the interests of capitalism |
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| The ability to carry out your will, even over the resistance of others. |
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| All encompassing force that the elites use to control others |
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| Respect or regard. Different jobs are thought to have different levels of prestige. |
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| Movement up or down the social class ladder |
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