Sociology Test 3- Social Class
an objective measure of poverty, defined by the inability to meet minimum standards for food, shelter, clothing, and health care
Absolute Poverty
purchasing goods not to survive but to flaunt one's superior wealth and social standing
Conspicuous Consumption
entrenched attitudes that can develop among the poor communities and lead the poor to accept their fate rather than attempt to improve it
Culture of Poverty
an analysis that claims social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation of society
Davis-Moore Thesis
awareness of one's own social status and that of others
Everyday Class Consciousness
the movement of individuals or groups within a particular social class, most often a result of changing occupations
Horizontal Social Mobility
the movement between different class statuses, often called upward mobility or downward mobility
Vertical Social Mobility
a measure of net worth that includes income, property and other assets
Wealth
Key points made in Rank article
high levels of impoverishment, structural factors not individual failings
the movement between social classes that occurs from one generation to the next
Intergenerational Mobility
the movement between social classes that occurs during the course of an individual's lifetime
Intragenerational Mobility
the ability to impose one's will on others
Power
the social honor people are given because of their membership in well-regarded social groups
Prestige
a relative measure of poverty based on the standard of living in a particular society
Relative Deprivation
The unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among the members of a society
Social Inequality
the movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchal system of social classes
Social Mobility
The division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy
Social Stratification
a situation in which an individual has differing levels of status in terms of wealth, prestige, power, and other elements of socioeconomic status
Status Inconsistency
changes in the social status of large numbers of people as a result of structural changes in society
Structural Mobility
a position that hold society responsible for poverty, emphasizing the lack of job and educational opportunities
Structural view of poverty
4 basic principles of stratification
characteristic of society, persists over generation, different criteria for ranking members, Social stratification is maintained through cultural beliefs