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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
11/04/2024

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what is social class?
Definition
a ladder system based on wealth , divides people into different life styles.
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social stratification
Definition
ranking of individuals into a hierarchy based on socieoecomic factors like wealth race and ethnicity.
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wealth
Definition
having a lot of valuable resources or money. It means having more than what you need for basic living and includes assets like cash, property, or investments.
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income
Definition
the money a person or business receives in exchange for work, services, or investments.
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difference between wealth and income is ?
Definition
Wealth is what you already have.
Income is what you earn or receive regularly.
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social mobility
Definition
the ability to move up and down throughout social class
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Intergenerational mobility
Definition
how an individual does in comparison to their parents.
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structural mobility
Definition
looks at large scale movement over time, basically when a large group of people experience upwards OR downward mobility due to social changes.
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exchange mobility
Definition
when we see structural mobility happening at the same time in different directions. example , one class moving upward and a different social class moving downward.
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relative poverty
Definition
when your access to your services and goods is less then the people around you. an income isa too low to participate in society and enjoy the same standard of living as others in their community.
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low income family basket
Definition
the measure of poverty in the U.S, it is based on a low income food budget , by only looking at the cost of food.
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hows most likely to be poor in America?
Definition
children under the age of 18
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what chance do African American families have to live under the poverty line
Definition
1 in 7
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what chance do hispanics have to live under the poverty line
Definition
1 in 8
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why is social stratification important?
Definition
its important because it helps explain the organization of society , and it also affects people roles oppurunties and interactions in society.
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How many different stratification systems are there, and what are they called?
Definition
four , slavery system , caste system , estate system, class system.
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The slavery system
Definition
A system where individuals are owned by others and have no personal freedom or rights.
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caste system
Definition
A rigid system where people are born into a social group (caste) and cannot move out of it during their lifetime. Status is inherited and unchangeable.
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estate system
Definition
A system where society is divided into estates or social classes (e.g., nobility, clergy, commoners). This was common in medieval Europe, with limited mobility between the estates.
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class system
Definition
A class system is more flexible and based on wealth, income, education, and jobs. Unlike other systems, it allows people to move up or down the social ladder through their achievements.
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example of class inconstancy.
Definition
garbage collector making more money then the average person in the middle class.
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definition of discrimination
Definition
the ability of an individual or group that controls the access to powers and resources , political , social , economic.
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definition of prejudice
Definition
just the beliefs, thoughts , feelings , and attitudes someone holds about a certain group.
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definition of racism
Definition
intentional and un-intentional actions and beliefs , which discriminate on the bias of race.
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definition of race
Definition
a system of classifying people based off physical characteristics like skin tone, facial features
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what are race and ethnicity?
Definition
stratification systems.
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definition of a minority group
Definition
a group who are signaled out for unequal treatment by their society and regard themselves as objects of discrimination.
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conferred dominance
Definition
is an unearned advantage given to certain groups by society, granting them power and privilege over others based solely on their identity, like race or gender.
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ethnic work
Definition
when you enhance , maintain or transmit an ethnic identity. in shorter words when someone is like trying to be a certain ethnicity.
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how does a group become a minority
Definition
your concurred by another group and your resources are spread upon that group, through migration voluntary or unvoluntary.
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institutional racism/discrimination
Definition
its the rules of the group , and it requires a policy , the practices ,activities which are intended to protect the advantages of the dominant group.
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definition of sex
Definition
the distinction of humans by biological and perceived traits
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definition of gender
Definition
the social construction that assign particular behaviors status and characteristics of body from one sex to another
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definition os sexism
Definition
the idea that one sex is superior
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what is a patriarchy
Definition
a society were power , resources , an the dominance of social institution and dominated by men
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functionalist argument on sex
Definition
argues that sex divion is universal because society needs it . in early society set the original division of labor
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PRIMARY biological dimensions of sex
Definition
origins/ penis/vagina
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SECONDARY biological dimensions of sex
Definition
hormones , body shape , hair , physical traits
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pink collar jobs
Definition
lower income occupations that have traditionally been associated with woman
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scientific racism
Definition
the use of scientific or pseudoscientific theories, research, and methods to justify or promote racial discrimination, inequality, or the belief in the superiority of one race over others.
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