Social class and epidemiology Flashcards
Class consciousness
Refers to the organization of the working class around shared goals and recognition of a need for collective political action
False consciousness
A misperception of one’s actual position within society
Anomie
Lack of social norms or the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and society
Strain theory
Focuses on how anomic conditions can lead to deviance
Social capital
The investments people make in their society in return for economic or collective rewards. The greater the investment, the higher the level of social integration and inclusion
Cultural capital
The benefits one receives knowledge, abilities and skills
Intersectinoality
The compounding of disadvantage seen in individuals who being to more than one oppressed group
What are the 5 ethnicities?
White, black, Asian, Latino and native American
Intrageneration vs Intergenerational mobility
Intragenerational changes in social status happen within a person’s lifetime
Intergenerational changes are from parent’s to children.
Meritocracy
Intellectual talent and achievement and is a means for a person to advance up the social ladder
Plutocracy
Rule by upper classes
Social reproduction
Social inequality, especially poverty, can be reproduced or passed on from one generation to the next
Absolute poverty
on an absolute level, poverty is a socioeconomic condition in which people do not have enough money or resources to maintain a quality of living that includes basic life necessities such as shelter, food, clothing and water
Relative poverty
One is poor in comparison to the larger population in which they live
Social exclusion
Arises from the sense of powerlessness when poor individuals feel segregated and isolated from society
