Social Stratification Flashcards
A category of people who share a similar socioeconomic position in society is known as ?
Social class
Solidarity & connectedness among different social groups & classes is known as ?
Social cohesion
“Who gets what & why?” is a main goal question for what study ?
Social stratification
How does prestige & power differ ?
Prestige: amount of + regard society has for person or idea
Power: the ability to affect others’ behavior through real or perceived rewards & punishments (based on unequal distribution of valued resources)
The organization of the working class around shared goals & recognition of a need for collective political action is known as ?
Class consciousness
*False consciousness hinders this
Strain theory focuses on what phenomena ?
Anomic conditions in relation to deviance
- Anomie: lack of accepted social norms & breakdown of social bonds between an individual & society
- Erode social solidarity
What are the 2 types of social inequalities that stem from social networks ?
Situational (socioeconomic advantage)
Positional (who you know)
How do intergenerational & intragenerational mobilities differ ?
Intra: change in social status that happens within a person’s lifetime
Inter: changes in social status from parents to children
A social structure in which intellectual talent & achievement are means for a person to advance up the social ladder is known as ?
Meritocracy
A change in occupation or lifestyle but maintenance of the same social class is known as ?
Horizontal mobility
The # of new cases of an illness per population @ risk in a given amount of time is known as ?
Incidence
A measure of the # of cases of an illness overall per population in a given amount of time is known as ?
Prevalence
What is the difference between morbidity & mortality ?
MB is the burden of illness associated w/ a disease while MT is deaths caused by a disease
The system of gov. that protects the health & well-being of its citizens is termed ?
Welfare state
