Social Class

Question 1

the breakdown

Answer 1

social stratification is based on socioeconomic status. SES depends on ascribed status and achieved status

Question 2

ascribed status

Answer 2

this is involuntary and derives from clearly identifiable characteristics, such as age, gender, and skin color

Question 3

achieved status

Answer 3

is acquired through direct, individual efforts

Question 4

Social Class

Answer 4

a social class is a category of people with shared socioeconomic characteristics. the three main social classes are upper, middle, and lower class. These groups also have similar lifestyles, job opportunities, attitudes, and behaviors.

Question 5

Power

Answer 5

is the capacity to influence people through real or perceived rewards and punishments. it often depends on the unequal distribution of valued resources. Power differentials create social inequality

Question 6

anomie

Answer 6

this is a state of normalness. anomic conditions erode social solidarity by means of excessive individualism, social inequality, and isolation

Question 7

Social capital

Answer 7

is the investment people make in return for economic or collective rewards. social networks, either situational or positional, are one of the most powerful forms of social capital and can be achieved through establishing strong and weak social ties.

Question 8

Meritocracy

Answer 8

this refers to a society in which advancement up the social ladder is based on intellectual talent and achievement

Question 9

social mobility

Answer 9

this allows one to acquire higher-level employment opportunities by achieving required credentials and experience. Social mobility can either occur in a positive upward direction or a negative downward direction depending on if one is promoted or demoted in status

Question 10

poverty

Answer 10

this is a socioeconomic condition.

Question 11

how is the poverty line determined in the US

Answer 11

its determined by the governments calculation of the minim income requirements for families to acquire the minimum necessities of life

Question 12

social reproduction

Answer 12

this refers to the passing on of social inequality, especially poverty, from one generation to the next

Question 13

poverty can either be..

Answer 13

absolute or relative

Question 14

absolute poverty

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is when people do not have enough resources to acquire basic life necessities, such as shelter, food, clothing, and water

Question 15

relative poverty

Answer 15

is when one is poor in comparison to a larger pop

Question 16

social exclusion

Answer 16

this is a sense of powerlessness when individs feel alienated from society

Question 17

Spatial inequality

Answer 17

this is a form of social stratification across territories and their pops, and can occur along residential, environmental, and global lines.

Question 18

environmental injustice

Answer 18

refers to an uneven distribution of environmental hazards in communities. lower-income neighborhoods may lack the social and political power to prevent the placement of environmental hazards in their neighborhoods