CH 7 Flashcards

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social equality

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condition in which no differences in wealth, power, prestige, or status based on nonnatural conventions exist

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dialect

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2 directional relationship where thesis is then encountered with an antithesis

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equality of opportunity

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idea that everyone has an equal chance to achieve wealth, social prestige, and power

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bourgeois society

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a society of commerce (ex. modern capitalist) in which the maximization of profit is the primary business incentive

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equality of condition

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the idea that everyone should have an equal starting point

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equality of outcome

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the idea that each player must end up with the same amount regardless of the fairness of the “game”

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free rider problem

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notion that when more than one person is responsible for getting something done, hope is that others will pull the extra weight

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estate system

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politically based system of stratification characterized by limited social mobility (each class has specific rights )

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class system

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economically based hierarchical system characterized by cohesive oppositional groups and loose social mobility

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proletariat

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working class

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bourgeoisie

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capitalist class

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contradictory class locations

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idea that people can occupy locations in the class structure that fall between the 2 pure classes

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status hierarchy system

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system of stratification based on social prestige

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elite class dichotomy

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system of stratification that has a governing elite, few leaders broadly hold power in society

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meritocracy

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society where status and mobility are based on individual attributes, ability, and achievement

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socioeconomic status

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an individuals position in a stratified social order

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income

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money received by a person for work/transfers/returns from investments

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wealth

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family’s or individual’s net worth (total masses - total debts)

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upper class

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group of individuals at the top of the socioeconomic food chain

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middle class

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individuals with non-manual jobs that pay more than the poverty line, very debated on what it even means

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social mobility

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movement between different positions within a system of social stratification in any society, is inevitable from changes in the economy

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exchange mobility

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mobility where everything balances out

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status attainment model

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rank of individuals by socioeconomic status (income, education) and seeks to specify the characteristics of people who end up in more desirable occupations