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Sociology Ch9 - Social Stratification

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an increase—or upward shift—in social class wealth the value of money and assets a person has from, for example, inheritance or salary.

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an increase—or upward shift—in social class wealth the value of money and assets a person has from, for example, inheritance or salary.

upward mobility.

a societal change that enables a whole group of people to move up or down the class ladder.

structural mobility.

the consistency, or lack thereof, of an individual's rank across social categories like wealth, power, and prestige.

status consistency.

the level of wealth available to acquire material goods and comforts to maintain a particular socioeconomic lifestyle.

standard of living.

an individual's level of wealth, power, and prestige.

socioeconomic status (SES).