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Lesson 5 Flashcards

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It refers to the division of large social groups into smaller groups based on categories determined by economics

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SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

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This refers to the process by which individuals are cut off from full involvement in the wider circles of society.

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SOCIAL EXCLUSION

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2 SYSTEMS OF STRATIFICATION

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  • CLOSED SYSTEMS
  • OPEN SYSTEMS
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based on achievement, allowing more flexibility in social roles, increased social mobility, and better interaction among social groups and classes.

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OPEN SYSTEMS

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impose rigid boundaries between social groups and limit interactions among members who belong to different social groups or occupy different levels in the society hierarchy.

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CLOSED SYSTEMS

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These are closed stratification systems because people are unable to change their social standing

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CASTE SYSTEMS

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It is a stratification system based on the ownership of resources and the individual’s occupation or profession

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CLASS SYSTEM

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Marriage between people who come from different social classes

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EXOGAMOUS

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Marriage between people from the same social class

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ENDOGAMOUS

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Another system of stratification that is determined by personal effort and merit.

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MERITOCRACY

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The functionalist perspective examines how the different aspects of society contribute to ensuring its stability and continued function.

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FUNCTIONALISM

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Who introduced The Davis-Moore Hypothesis and what year?

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Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore in 1945

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Takes a critical view of social stratification and considers society as benefitting only a small segment.

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CONFLICT THEORY

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It refrains from looking into the larger structural factors that define social stratification and contribute to inequality and poverty

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SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONALISM

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It refers to buying certain products to make a social statement about status.

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THEORY OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

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  • It is the ability of individuals or groups to change their positions within a social stratification system.
  • It also refers to how individuals progress from a lower to a higher social class, or even how individuals lose their status and occupy a much lower social
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SOCIAL MOBILITY

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It refers to an upward movement in social class.

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UPWARD MOBILITY

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  • It refers to the lowering of an individual’s social class.
  • This may be brought about by economic setbacks, unemployment, illness, and dropping out of school.

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DOWNWARD MOBILITY

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It focuses on the experience of people who belong to the same generation

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INTRAGENERATIONAL MOBILITY

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It refers to the changes in social standing experienced by individuals belonging to different generations.

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INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY

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These are large-scale changes in society can result in the improvement or decline of the conditions and status of a large group of people.

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STRUCTURAL MOBILITY

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Derived from the inequalities brought about by the possession and control of resources, as well as access to opportunities for education and employment.

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SOCIAL CLASSES

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An essential characteristic based on the economic structure of society.

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CLASS

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As the esteem or social honor given to certain individuals or groups

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STATUS

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Usually composed of the rich, well-born, powerful, or a combination of these.

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UPPER CLASS

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It refers to a group of people who fall socioeconomically between the lower and upper classes.

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MIDDLE CLASS

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It refers to those employed in low-paying wage jobs with very little economic security

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LOWER CLASS

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It refers to the segment of society that is not only affected by poverty but is also subject to social exclusion.

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UNDERCLASS

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It refers to the lack of basic resources like food, clean water, safe housing, and access to health care needed to maintain a quality lifestyle.

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ABSOLUTE POVERTY

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It applies to those who may be able to obtain basic necessities but are still unable to maintain an average standard of living compared to the rest of
society.

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RELATIVE POVERTY

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It is a type of poverty that is defined by how an individual evaluates his or her actual income against his or her expectations and perceptions.

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SUBJECTIVE POVERTY

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It refers to specific tasks and behaviors expected of a person by virtue of his or her sex.

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GENDER ROLE

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It is another important concept which refers to how a person identifies himself or herself as belonging to a particular gender.

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GENDER IDENTITY

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  • It refers to the socially sanctioned and systematic domination of males over
    females, and this is expressed in various aspects of society.
  • EX: Men are traditionally recognized head of the family and when couples
    are married, the woman usually takes on the family name of her husband.

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PATRIARCHY

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Explain gender inequality in terms of social and cultural attitudes.

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LIBERAL FEMINISTS

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Men are responsible for the exploitation of women through patriarchy.

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RADICAL FEMINISTS

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Identifies factors such as class and ethnicity, in addition to gender, as essential for understanding the oppression experienced by non-white women.

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BLACK FEMINISTS

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It refers to a group of people who are common ancestry.

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RACE

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It refers to a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices used to justify the superior treatment of one racial or ethnic group and the interior treatment of another racial or ethnic group.

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RACISM

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It refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige on a global basis, highlighting patterns of social inequality ang resulting in people having vastly different lifestyles and opportunities both within any and among the nations of the world.

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GLOBAL STRATIFICATION

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Claims that cultural and institutional barriers to development explain poverty in low-income countries.

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MARKET-ORIENTED THEORIES

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Claim that global poverty is the result of exploitation or poor countries by wealthy ones, thereby creating a cycle of dependence

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DEPENDENCY THEORIES

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Focuses on the relationship among the core, peripheral, and semi peripheral countries in the global economy

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WORLD-SYSTEMS THEORY

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Emphasize the role of governments in fostering economic development

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STATE-CENTERED THEORIES

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