Social Inequality Flashcards
What kind of capital is a PhD?
Cultural capital which includes personal qualities or achievements that are attractive to others or that would tend to be attributed to members of a higher social class. Advanced degrees and education such as a Ph.D. would fall into this category.
A good sense of humor is what kind of capital?
Cultural Capital
Imagine a society that has a large, poorly paid working force that has never challenged or revolted against the small minority of the wealthy managing class. According to Karl Marx, why might this be the case?
A
The workers have a false consciousness and identify with the managing class
Hyperglycemia among all social demographics can be diagnosed by having 2 fasting HbA1c levels greater than 6.5% recorded 3 months apart. If the ADA lowers the criteria to 6% on 2 tests run 3 months apart, how will the prevalence of diagnosed hyperglycemia be affected?
Prevalence will increase
Prevalence
Prevalence is a measure of disease that allows us to determine a person’s likelihood of having a disease. Therefore, the number of prevalent cases is the total number of cases of a disease existing in a population. A prevalence rate is the total number of cases of a disease existing in a population divided by the total population.
Incidence
how many new cases pop up over a certain time span
concept about a relatively steady composition of the lower, middle, and upper classes in a society. For example, for every one person that moves from the lower class to the middle class, another will move from the middle class to the lower class.
Exchange mobility is a concept about a relatively steady composition of the lower, middle, and upper classes in a society. For example, for every one person that moves from the lower class to the middle class, another will move from the middle class to the lower class.
True or False: Workers in the lower middle class typically possess at least some college education.
True
True or false: Relationships and social connections made due to being a member of a sorority is an example of cultural capital.
This statement is false. The question stem describes social capital, not cultural capital.
True or False: Individuals with a high socioeconomic status likely have social capital arising from strong connections formed through smaller, elected networks.
True
Refers to the inequalities of quality of food, income, access to health care etc…across the peoples of multiple countries.
Global inequality
measures the extent to which wealth is concentrated among a few people within a society
Gini Index
Social Exclusion
marginalized people have a lack of access to resources, opportunities, and even rights. Contributes to the persistence of poverty.
when someone moves up in the socioeconomic ladder, someone will slide down
Exchange Mobility
