Social Stratification Flashcards
1
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Class
A
a category of people with shared socioeconomic characteristics
2
Q
Power
A
the capacity to influence people through real or perceived rewards and punishments
3
Q
Social Capital
A
the investment people make in society in return for economic or collective rewards
4
Q
Social Reproduction
A
the passing on of social inequality, especially poverty, to other generations
5
Q
Poverty
A
low SES, absolute or relative
6
Q
Incidence
A
New Cases/ Population at Risk per time
7
Q
Prevalence
A
Number of Cases Total/ Total Population per time
8
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Morbidity
A
the burden or degree of illness associated with a given disease
9
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Mortaility
A
deaths caused by a given disease
