week 8

Question 1

Stratification

Answer 1

Social class-> refers to the wealth, power, prestige ranking that individuals hold in society 
-> members of the same social class share similar cultural beliefs economic opportunities and lifestyle

Question 2

Social class position is based on 3 main factors in the stratification

Answer 2

-> property, prestige, power

Question 3

Social class in the US

Answer 3

Most people in the US identify as “middle class”- middle class is shrinking

Question 4

Gap between rich and poor- how bad has it gotten?

Answer 4

Richest 5%- poorest 40%

Question 5

Middle class wages salaries

Answer 5

Have declined since 1980’s

Question 6

Social mobility-> major stratification system

Answer 6

Ascribed stratification system-> individuals positions in society are determined by characteristics they are born w/

• caste system
• estate system

Achieved strat. system
-individuals earn their positions through ability and effort
~social class system

Question 7

Def. of social mobility

Answer 7

The extent to which people move up and down in the class system

Question 8

Types of social mobility

Answer 8

In generational mobility change in status compared to parents status

-horizontal mobility change positions at the same level in the stratification