A contractual system in which someone sells his or her services for a specified period of time in an arrangement very close to slavery; another name for bonded labor.

A form of social stratification based primarily on the possession of money or material goods

The assumption that the values and behaviors of the poor are different from those of other people, and that these factors are largely responsible for their poverty, which is perpetuated from one generation to the next

Marx's term for capitalists, those who own the means of production

Marx's term for awareness of a common identity based on one's position as related to the means of production

The ability to control others, even over their objections

The total value of everything someone owns minus the debts

Admiration of an individual or group based on their social location or achievements

C. Wright Mills' term for the people in the U. S. corporations, military, and politics that make the nation's major decisions

Ranking high on some dimensions of social class and low on others

A group of people for whom poverty persists year after ear and across generations

Intergenerational Mobility

The change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next

Movement up or down the social class ladder that is due to changes in the structure of society

About the same number of people moving up and down the social class ladder, such that, on balance, the social class system shows little change

The official measure of poverty calculated to include incomes less than three times a low-cost food budget

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Sociology Ch 7

Sociology Chapter 7 Flashcards

Term	Definition
Indentured Service	A contractual system in which someone sells his or her services for a specified period of time in an arrangement very close to slavery; another name for bonded labor.
Class system	A form of social stratification based primarily on the possession of money or material goods
Culture of Poverty	The assumption that the values and behaviors of the poor are different from those of other people, and that these factors are largely responsible for their poverty, which is perpetuated from one generation to the next
Bourgeoisie	Marx's term for capitalists, those who own the means of production
Class consciousness	Marx's term for awareness of a common identity based on one's position as related to the means of production
Power	The ability to control others, even over their objections
Wealth	The total value of everything someone owns minus the debts
Prestige	Admiration of an individual or group based on their social location or achievements
Power Elite	C. Wright Mills' term for the people in the U. S. corporations, military, and politics that make the nation's major decisions
Status Inconsistency	Ranking high on some dimensions of social class and low on others
Underclass	A group of people for whom poverty persists year after ear and across generations
Intergenerational Mobility	The change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next
Structural Mobility	Movement up or down the social class ladder that is due to changes in the structure of society
Exchange mobility	About the same number of people moving up and down the social class ladder, such that, on balance, the social class system shows little change
Poverty Line	The official measure of poverty calculated to include incomes less than three times a low-cost food budget

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