Sociology Chapter 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Stratification | Society made of of different layers/strata that are arranged in a hierarchy. |
| Social Stratification | People at the top are "better" than people at the bottom.... People at the top have more of something values in society. |
| Caste, Estate, Class | Three kinds of stratification |
| Caste System | What system says that a persons rank in the hierarchy is determined at birth? |
| Estate System | What system says that the top of the hierarchy owned the land and leased it to be worked by those lower in the hierarchy |
| Stratification | Society made up of different layers/strata that are arranged in a hierarchy |
| Social Stratification | People at the top are 'better' than people at the bottom. -- By saying better it means that people at the top have more of something valued in society. |
| Caste Estate Class | What are the three types of stratification systems? |
| Caste System | What stratification system states that a persons rank in the hirarchy is determined at birth |
| Estate System | What stratification system states that the top of the hierarchy owened the land and leased it to be worked by those lower in the hierarchy |
| Class System | What stratification system states that you can change posotions int the hierarchy in this system. |
| Marx | Who said that the economic system is the most imporatant part of society |
| Weber | "Who said that our position in a stratification system is a combination of class, status, and power." |
| Class | A group of people with about the same income and power. |
| Income | "Amount of money you receve in wages, salaries, and investments." |
| Wealth | Your Net-Worth |
| Social Mobility | The ability to move within the same level of a stratification system |
| Horizonal Mobility | The type of mobility that allows you to move within the same level of a stratification system |
| Vertical Mobility | The ability to move to different levels of startification systems |
| Power | The ability to exercise one's will over another |
| Socioeconomic Standing | "The combination of income, wealth, education, and occupational prestige." |
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