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Sociology Chapter 9
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11/09/2005

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social stratification
Definition
ranking of groups or categories of people into social positions according to their access to desirables
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wealth
Definition
all the econmomic assets of a person - money and material objects such as land, natural resources, and productive labor services
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income
Definition
gain derived from the use of human or material resources
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power
Definition
capacity of people or groups to control or influence the actions of others, whether those others wish to cooperate or not
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prestige
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favorable evaluation and social recognition given to a social position
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socioeconomic status (SES)
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a measure of social status that takes into account a person's educational attainment, income level, and occupational prestige
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stratifcation levels
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wealth & income, power, and presige; use symbols to decide who fits into which category
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status symbol
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anything that communicates to others that an individual displaying it occupies a particular level of status
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conspicuous consumption
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people's demonstration of their socioeconomic status by displaying their status symbols blatantly
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status consistency
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tendency fro people who rank high in one area to also rank high in other status hierarchies
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status inconsistency
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condition that occurs when a person ranks high in one dimension of status and low in another
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slavery
Definition
extreme system of stratified inequality in which freedom is denied to one group in society that is owned by another and may be regarded as subhuman
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caste system
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system of stratified inquality in which status is determined at birth and in which people generally cannot change their social position
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estate system
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system of stratification associated with feudal society in which dominant power is held by land - owning nobles, and peasants are bound to the noble's land in a vassal relationship
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class system
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a relatively open form of stratification based mainly on economic status
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class conflict
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struggle between competing classes
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class divisions
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perceived and real differences between a society's classes
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class consciousness
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shared awareness that members of a social class have about their common situation and interests
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false consciousness
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any situation in which a person's subjective understanding of reality is inconsistent with the objective facts of the situation
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social mobility
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a change on the part of an individual or a group of people from one status or social class to another
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structural mobility
Definition
the upward mobility that results from changes in the social or economic system rather than from personal achievement
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reputational approach
Definition
take people in community and find out about their reputation; put them into classes based on that
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