Termen H9 Flashcards
valuable goods
something that people value
between-country stratification
unequal distribution of valuable goods between countries
within-country stratification
unequal distribution of valuable goods within countries
social class
group of people who hold similar occupational positions
social status
subjective ranking of individuals or groups in terms of honor, esteem and respect
occupational prestige
subjective ranking of occupations in terms of prestige and respect
gini coefficient
measure of stratification in society which runs from 0 (all citizens have the same income/wealth/etc.) to 100 (a country’s entire income/wealth/etc. is in the hands of one single person)
intergenerational mobility
changing position between parents and their children in the stratification system
intragenerational mobility
changing position in the stratification system over the life course
mobility table
table which cross-classifies origin and destination position in the stratification system
absolute mobility
total number of positional changes
structural mobility
mobility that is due to changes in the volumes (margins) of available social positions
relative mobility
inequality between children from (different) social origins in their opportunity to access social positions
ascription
characteristics set at birth, such as family origin and ethnic origin
achievement
personal effort, skills, talent and performance
