Social Stratification

Question 1

social class

Answer 1

a category of people who share a similar socioeconomic position in society

Question 2

anomie

Answer 2

a lack of social norms, or the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and society

Question 3

strain theory

Answer 3

anomic conditions can lead to deviance; anomic conditions include excessive individualism, social inequality, and isolation

Question 4

social reproduction

Answer 4

reproduction of social inequality from one generation to the next

Question 5

social exclusion

Answer 5

sense of powerlessness when poor individuals feel alienated from society; can create further obstacles to achieving self-help and independence

Question 6

spatial inequality

Answer 6

social stratification across territories and their populations - how does geography influence social processses?

Question 7

incidence

Answer 7

the number of new cases of an illness per population at risk in a given amount of time; eg the number of new cases of lung cancer per 1000 at-risk people per year

Question 8

prevalence

Answer 8

the number of cases of an illness overall, whether new or chronic. eg the number of people with chronic lung cancer per 1000 people per year

Question 9

morbidity

Answer 9

the burden or degree of illness associated with a given disease

Question 10

mortality

Answer 10

deaths caused by a given disease

Question 11

second sickness

Answer 11

exacerbation of health outcomes caused by social injustice

Question 12

medicare

Answer 12

covers patients 65+, those with end-stage renal disease, and those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 13

medicaid

Answer 13

covers patients in significant financial need