Social Stratification - KEY WORDS Flashcards
What is the Indian caste system like?
Ascribed, no movement between these so no marriage, higher caste get higher standard of life
What is social mobility?
Moving between classes
What is Feudalism?
A social stratification system in medieval Europe; king/ queen, then lords, then knights, then peasants
What is meant by the ‘cycle of poverty’?
People from the poorest section of society
are socialised within the subculture of
poverty. As a result they are unable to break free from poverty
What is intra-genrational social mobility?
Someone changing social class within their own lifetime (e.g. a promotion)
What is inter-generational social mobility?
changes in social class across generations, comparing parents to their children
What is class de-alignment?
Weakening of the links between social class
and voting behaviour.
What is assimilation?
The process by which immigrants abandon
their own culture and adapt their behaviour to
fit the norms and values of the dominant
culture
What is a beurocracy?
An organisation (eg a government department)
that operates as a hierarchy with a clear set of
rules
What is environmental poverty?
Deprivation experienced in
neighbourhoods that are ugly, dirty,
unsafe
What is meant by ‘false-class consciousness’?
Subordinate groups (proletariat) do not realise that they are being exploited when asserting towards goals which do not benefit them
Who came up with the term ‘false class consciousness’?
Engels
What are life chances?
An individual’s chances of achieving
positive or negative outcomes throughout life
What is absolute poverty?
The state of not having the basic necessities n order to have a fairly healthy existence (such as food, shelter, and clothing)
What is the ‘poverty trap’?
Stuck in poverty and unable to get out because of certain things such as the inability to get to cheaper food shops so have to keep paying for expensive food
