Society and Membership Flashcards
Sociologists used this term to describe the system of social standing.
social stratification
Refers to the income inequality or uneven distribution between the nation’s rich and poor.
Social Desirables
Refers to the change in a person’s socioeconomic status either
Social Mobility System
Social status is obtained through their effort.
Allow for much more social mobility.
Mobility both upward and downward.
Open (Class)
Social position in caste system is decided by assignment rather than attainment.
Social position is based on ascribed status
Closed (Caste)
TYPES OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Slavery
Feudal Systems
Caste System
Class system
Refers to the difference in the distribution of social desirables such as wealth, power, and prestige.
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Limited access may be due to their high cost, the lack of appropriate infrastructure, or prejudices within the society that restrict use.
Access to Social, Political, and Symbolic Capital
Refers to the unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender
Gender Inequality
Relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.
Ethnic Minorities
This may include people with disabilities or people with religions that are less prevalent in society.
Other Minorities
It is the inequality between people across countries.
Global Inequality
Can be seen as a method for increasing financial gain through production, employment, alliances, and joint venturing.
. Innovation
Occurs when an individual or a group comes up with a completely new idea, method, or device.
Primary Innovation
Occurs when an individual or group further develops or improves on an already existing idea, method, or device.
Secondary Innovation
is the process through which the cultural traits of one society are borrowed, transmitted, and adopted by another one and considered its own.
Diffusion
Occurs through trade, marriage, and war.
Direct Diffusion
Occurs when cultural objects and traits move to one culture to another through a “third-party”, with no first-hand contact between two cultural groups.
Indirect Diffusion
Is a process by which a group adopts the dominant culture.
Acculturation and Assimilation
is the exchange of cultural features that results when different groups come into continuous first-hand contact.
Acculturation
refers to the cultural blending of two or more previously different societies.
Assimilation
is a Marxist-based social theory which argues that individuals and groups within the society interact on the basis of conflict rather than consensus.
Social Contradictions
