Adolescence
What are the ages of adolescence?
12-19
Getting a promotion would be an example of ___________ mobility
Upward
What is a socioeconomic system that divides a society's members into categories ranking from higher to lower based on wealth, power and prestige?
Class system
Most of the wealth in the United States is located in the ____________ class.
Upper
Loss of job
What are two issues facing adolescents today?
Social Media, Academics, anxiety, depression,
What is a system called that you are born into, cannot change and is usually found in rural India?
Caste
Meritocracy
What are two characteristics of the lower class?
Limited access to healthcare, education, higher risks of losing housing.
10-15%
Why did a stage of adolescents develop? (Name two)
Education, work, courts
What are two factors that determine social position?
income, wealth, race, education, power
____________ requires marriage in your same class.
Endogamy
The largest percentage of Americans are located in the __________ class.
Middle or working
Which class will typically have only a high school diploma?
What is adolescence?
The period between the normal onset of puberty and the begining of adulthood.
What is the term for a system that does not allow a person to move from one class to another?
closed system
Social mobility
What is the difference between income and wealth?
Income- Amount of money you receive for working.
Wealth- total value of assets such as homes, savings and investments.
Which type of stratification system is the most common in the world today?
Class system
What are three characteristics of adolescents?
Biological growth, increased decision making, search for self, undefined status, increased pressures
What is the term for a stratification system that allows for a person to marry outside of their class?
Exogamy
Moving down from one class to another is called __________ mobility
Downward
Is the class system an open or closed system? Why?
Open; You can move from one class to another.
Can a person move from one class to another in a closed system? Explain
No; It is limited to where you are born because it is a closed sysem.