PS10: social class

Question 1

social class

Answer 1

divides society based on socioeconomic status

Question 2

ascribed status

Answer 2

status you are born with and cannot change

Question 3

achieved status

Answer 3

status that can be changed or earned

Question 4

master status

Answer 4

status primarily used to identify an individual

Question 5

socioeconomic status

Answer 5

defines social standing of a group bases on income or education

Question 6

social reproduction

Answer 6

the idea that social inequalities are passes between generations

Question 7

intragenerational mobility

Answer 7

an individual moves between different SES

Question 8

intergenerational mobility

Answer 8

an individual’s child moves into a different SES than the parent

Question 9

horizontal mobility

Answer 9

movement within a SES

Question 10

vertical mobility

Answer 10

movement into another SES (upward or downward)

Question 11

power

Answer 11

ability of an individual to influence behavior or conduct of others

Question 12

prestige

Answer 12

reputation an individual with a high SES has

Question 13

social isolation/exclusion

Answer 13

individuals with a low SES are excluded from resources

Question 14

social capital

Answer 14

the connections an individual has that can lead to social, economic, or personal benefits

Question 15

cultural capital

Answer 15

non-economic resources that allow for economic, social, or personal benefits

Question 16

intersectionality

Answer 16

the interconnected nature of oppressed groups which causes overlapping and confounding disadvantages

Question 17

marxist theory

Answer 17

as society develops class consciousness, workers will own their own production instead of giving it to the upper class

Question 18

class consciousness

Answer 18

individual’s awareness of his or her position in society

Question 19

bureaucracy

Answer 19

levels of administration that govern an institution or community

Question 20

ideal bureaucracy

Answer 20

detailed rules and regulations for work, clear definitions of hierarchy, impersonal relationships between subordinates and superiors, and division of labor into specialized jobs

Question 21

iron law of oligarchy

Answer 21

all institutions and organizations will eventually come under the control of a few powerful authority figures, who value power and elitism over the rights of the many who work for the organization