social stratification and inequality Flashcards
persistent patterns of inequality perpetuated by wealth, power, and prestige - passed on from one generation to the next
social stratification
a belief that all individuals can achieve what they deserve through hard work
meritocracy
comparing personal status to parents’ status OR to your own throughout life
social mobility
exists when certain attributes affect a person’s access to socially valued resources
social inequality
an ideology that suggests that people’s relative worth in society is a least partially determined by social and economic status
classism
the adaptation to systematic discrimination, they’re socialized to view society differently
culture of poverty
based on ascribed status with little to no social mobility
closed social system
based on achieved status with an emphasis on merit/credibility
open social system
social mobility measured by comparison of the earnings of a parent and child
IGE
what you earn
income
an accumulation of what you own
wealth
