Social stratification Flashcards
class
a category of people with shared socioeconomic characteristics
power
the capacity to influence people through real or perceived rewards and punishment
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 government’s calculation of the minimum income requirements to acquire the minimum necessities of life.
incidence (epidemiology)
(new cases/population at risk) per time
prevalence (epidemiology)
(number of cases - new or old/total population) per time
morbidity
the burden of degree of illness associated with a given disease
mortality
deaths caused by a given disease
