power and stratification

Question 1

wealth

Answer 1

the value of all the resources an individual owns

• e.g, investiments, savings, property

Question 2

power

Answer 2

the capacity someone has to influence others

• the highest classes have the power to control society’s institutions and the lives of those with less

Question 3

prestige

Answer 3

the status or social standing someone has and how respected they are by others

Question 4

social inequality

Answer 4

the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities and priveldges among individuals and groups within society

Question 5

stratification

Answer 5

a form of social inequality, whereby social groups are ranked one above the other based on factors such as wealth, power and prestige

Question 6

what is the hope goldthorpe scale?

Answer 6

a scale that classifies people into three categories according to their occupation:

• the service class
• the intermediate class
• the woeking class

Question 7

the service class:

Answer 7

• a social class with high levels of autonomy and decision making power
• types of occupations may be CEO’s and high ranking government officials

Question 8

the intermediate class:

Answer 8

• a social class with limited or no authority over others, but more job security
• types of occupations include sales managers, nurses and school teachers

Question 9

social mobility

Answer 9

the movement or the opportunities for movement between different social classes and the advantages and disadvantages that go with it

Question 10

absolute mobility

Answer 10

the overall number of individuals from specific origins reaching particular class destinations

Question 11

relative mobility

Answer 11

the relative chance that a person from a particular class has of moving upwards or downwards