exam 3 Flashcards
The idea/myth that any individual in the US can climb the ladder to success
American Dream
“People who live in towns or cities” Class that owns production
Bourgeoisie
Assets used to provide goods and services. Materials and people
Capital
Synonym for bourgeoisie
Capitalist
Rigid social division based on status at birth
Castes
Social hierarchy determined by one’s relationship to the means of production
Class
Sense of belonging to and identifying with a particular social class.
Class identity
language competencies, attitudes, behaviors, and general familiarity with culture and symbols of a particular class
Cultural Capital
Term for intersection of class and ethnicity in determining a person’s identity
Ethclass
Sense of belonging to or identifying with a class to which one does not belong
False consciousness
The technological, economic, and knowledge bases of a society
Forces of production
Cultural leadership or domination, Antonio Gramsci
Hegemony
Informal power. Rooted in factors such as money, guns, and organization
Influence
Inputs such as raw materials and tools that produce things of value to society
Means of production
The ability to force others, even if they resist, to carry out your policies
Power
Urban propertyless workers who, he felt, stood in opposition to the owners of the means of production
Proletariat
How people involved in production relate to each other and to the surplus that they collectively produce
Social relations of production
The process by which individuals and groups rank each other socially and differentiate each other in a hierarchy
Social stratisfication
The process where Asian Americans were blended in and accepted by whites in the United States
Social whitening
A composite measure based on income, education, and occupation that combines class and status to determine a person’s place in the social ladder
Socioeconomic status (SES)