Social Stratification Flashcards
category of people who share a similar socioeconomic position in society
social class
amount of positive regard society has for a given person or idea
prestige
ability to affect others’ behavior through real or perceived rewards and punishments, and is based on the unequal distribution of valued resources
power
organization of the working class around shared goals and recognition of a need for collective political action
class consciousness
lack of social norms, or breakdown of social bonds between an individual and society
anomie
focuses on how anomic conditions lead to deviance
strain theory
investments people make in their society in return for economic or collective rewards
social capital
compounding of disadvantage seen in individuals who belong to more than one oppressed group
intersectionality
change in social status that happens within a person’s lifetime
intragenerational
changes are from parents to children
intergenerational
based on intellectual talent and achievement, and is a means for a person to advance up the social ladder
meritocracy
idea that social inequality, especially poverty, can be reproduced or passed on from one generation to the next
social reproduction
socioeconomic condition in which people do not have enough money or resources to maintain a quality of living that includes basic life necessities such as shelter, food, clothing, and water
absolute poverty
one is poor in comparison to the larger population in which they live
relative poverty
derived from the government’s calculation of the minimum income requirements for families to acquire the minimum necessities of life
poverty line
