Unit 7 Flashcards
the feeling of dissatisfaction and disconnection from the fruits of one’s labor
alienation
the resources we use to get things we want and need
capital
an understanding that members of a social class share economic interests
class consciousness
positions in the economy that are in some ways like the proletariat and in other ways like the bourgeoisie
bourgeoisie
an economic system based on private ownership of the resources used to create wealth and the right of individuals to personally profit
capitalism
people are born into unequal groups based on their parents’ status and remain in these groups for the rest of their lives
caste system
an extreme form of inequality in which some individuals are owned by others as their property
enslavement system
a grouping based on similar social factors like wealth, income, education, and occupation
class system
prejudice against and discrimination toward people with dark skin compared to those with light skin, regardless of race
colorism
crisis of capitalism
crisis of capitalism
positions in the economy that are in some ways like the proletariat and in other ways like the bourgeoisie
contradictory class locations
financial resources that are or can be converted into money
economic capital
an invisible barrier that restricts downward mobility
glass floor
the minority of people who control a disproportionate amount of wealth
economic elite
people who live in extreme poverty lack even the basic necessities, which typically include adequate food, clean water, safe housing, and access to healthcare
extreme poverty
an invisible barrier that restricts upward mobility
glass ceiling
a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return
feudal system
years of unprecedented technological innovation, mass immigration, and intense political partisanship
the Gilded Age
a capitalist system with little or no government regulation
free market capitalism
associations that organize workers so they can negotiate with their employers as a group instead of as individuals
labor unions
a process by which a potentially controversial social fact is made acceptable
legitimation
the work people can do with their bodies and minds
labor
The middle number; found by ordering all data points and picking out the one in the middle
median
resources that can be used to create wealth
means of production
