Social inequality Flashcards
social class
share SES position in society
SES
includes ascribed and achieved status
Marxist theory
have-nots= proletariat haves= bourgeoisie
have nots can overthrow the haves by developing class consciousness and taking collective political action
anomie
lack of social norms
excessive individualism, social inequality, isolation
strain theory
how anomie can lead to deviance
intra vs intergenerational changes
intra- within someones lifetime
inter- parents to child
social reproduction
social inequality, poverty passed down
relationship between social capital and social cohestion
more social capital= more social cohesion
less social cohesion= more inequality
incidence
new cases/population at risk/given amount of time
prevalence
number of cases overall/population/given amount of time
Waitzkins second disease
social injustice= poor health outcomes
