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sociology final

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Social Stratification a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy, based on four important principals.
1st principal of social stratification ____ is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences.
2nd principal of social stratification ____ carries over from generation to generation.
Social Mobility A change in position within the social hierarchy
Upward Mobility when one moves up in fame and/or fortune
Downward mobility when one loses fortune due to illness, divorce or economic issues.
Horizontal Mobility Happens most often, when one switches from one job to another at about the same social level.
3rd principal of social stratification _____ is universal, but variable.
4th principal of social stratification _____ involves not just inequality, but beliefs as well.
Closed systems. allow for little change in social position.
open systems permit much more social mobility
Meritocracy refers to social stratification based on personal merit.
The Davis-Moore thesis states social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation of society
Why industrial workers have not overthrown capitalism Fragmentation, a higher standard of living, more worker organizations, greater legal
Three distinct dimensions of inequality class positions, status, power
Social Conflict Theory stratification is a division of a society resources that benefits some people and harms others
Symbolic interaction theory stratification is a factor that guides people's intentions in everyday life
Conspicuous consumption refers to buying and using products because of the statement they make about social position.
Risk society people take a wide range of risks that have the potential to jeopardize their health
matriarchy a form of social organization in which females dominate males
Gender roles attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex
Sexual Harassment refers to comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate repeated and unwelcome
Liberal Feminism Individuals should be free to develop their own talents and pursue their own interests
Socialist Feminism They believe the family form fostered by capitalism must change in order to replace "domestic slavery" with some collective means of carrying out housework and childcare.
Radical Feminism Believe that patriarchy is so firmly entrenched that even a socialist revolution would not end it.
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