Social Stratification Flashcards
Social stratification is based on _______.
socioeconomic status
Class?
a category of people with shared socioeconomic characteristics
Power?
the capacity to influence people through real or percieved rewards and punishments
Social capital?
the investment people make in society in return for economic or collective rewards
Social reproduction?
the passing on of social inequality, especially poverty, to other generations
Poverty?
low SES; in the US, the poverty line is the govts calculation of the minimum income requirements to acquire the minimum necessities
Incidence?
new cases within a given time period
Prevalence?
new and old cases over a longer time
Morbidity?
the burden or degree of illness associated with a given disease
Mortality?
deaths caused by a given disease
