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Chap 9
Social Class and Social Stratification
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Caste System | A system of stratification (characterized by by low social mobility) in which ones place in the stratification system is determined by birth |
| Class Consciousness | the awareness that a class structure exists and the feeling of shared identification with others in ones class with whom one perceives common life changes |
| Class System | a system of stratification in which location and rank can change according to individual achievements even though ones class is still strongly determined by social back ground |
| Culture of Poverty | The argument that poverty is a way of life and like other cultures is passed on from generation to generation |
| Educational Attainment | the total years of formal education |
| Estate System | a system of stratification in which the ownership of property and the exercise of power is monopolized by an elite or noble class |
| False Consciousness | the thought resulting from subordinate classes internalizing the view of the dominant class |
| Family Wage system | a wage structure based on the assumption that men are the breadwinners for families |
| Feminization of Poverty | the process whereby a growing proportion of the poor are women and children |
| Income | the amount of money brought into a house hold from various sources during a given year |
| Life Chances | The opportunities that people have in common by virtue to belonging to a particular class |
| Means of production | the system by which goods are produced and distributed |
| Median Income | the midpoint of all household incomes |
| Occupational Prestige | the subjective evaluation people give to jobs as better or worse than others |
| Poverty Line | the figure established by the government to figure the amount of money needed to support the basic needs of a household |
| Prestige | the perceived value placed upon different groups or people |
| Social Class | the social structure hierarchical position groups hold relative to the economic, social political and cultural resources of society |
| Social Differentiation | the process by which different statuses in any group organization or society develop |
| Social Mobility | a persons movement over time from class to another |
| Social stratification | a relatively fixed hierarchical arrangement in society in which groups have different access to resources power and perceived social worth |
| Socioeconomic status (SES) | a measure of class standing typically indicated by income, occupational prestige and educational attainment |
| Status | an established position in a social structure that carries with it a degree of prestige |
| Status Attainment | the process by which people end up in a given position in the stratification system |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy families (TANF) | federal program by which grants are given to states to administer welfare |
| Underclass | those with little or no opportunity for movement out of the worst poverty |
| Wealth | the monetary value of what someone owns calculated by adding all financial assets and subtracting debt, also called net worth |
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