Unit 5 - Social Stratification Flashcards
Social stratification
ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources
Social class
segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle
Income
amount of money received by an individual or group over a specific time period
Wealth
total economic resources held by a person or group
Prestige
recognition, respect, and admiration attached to social positions
Power
the ability to control the behavior of others, even against their will
Bourgeoisie
class that owns the means of production
Proletariat
class that labors without owning the means of production
False Consciousness
adoption of the ideas of the dominant class by the less powerful class
Class Consciousness
identification with the goals and interests of a social class
Underclass
people, typically unemployed, who came from families that have been poor for generations
Working poor
people employed in low-skill jobs with the lowest pay who do not earn enough to rise out of poverty
Absolute poverty
the absence of enough money to secure life’s necessities
Relative poverty
a measure of poverty based on the economic disparity between those at the bottom of a society and the rest of society
Feminization of property
a trend in US society in which women and children make up an increasing proportion of the poor
