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Mobility
Traditional /Transitional Socities
Industrial Societies
100
Arrangement of individuals and families into graded layers
What is stratification?
100

Views society on a macro level, as complex  and working together to promote stability and continuity 

What is functionalism?

100

movement between or within social classes or strata

What is mobility

100

Social position is determined by birth; there is little chance of moving from 1 stratum to another

What is a closed system?

100

Ideology states that everyone has same opportunity, based on skills, drive and ambition.

What is meritocracy?

200
payments that people receive periodically from an occupation or investments
What is income?
200

Sees society on macro level, where an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change. Looks at patterns of inequality

What is conflict theory?

200
movement between social classes or strata
What is vertical mobility?
200
not considered members of any caste
What are the Untouchables?
200

group of people who: Share similar rank or place in society Similar opportunities Share values and behavior

What is social class?

300
all accumulated assets, such as savings, investments, homes, land, cars, and other possessions
What is wealth?
300
emphasize living for moment rather than thrift, investment in future or hard work
What is culture of poverty
300
movement within social class or strata
What is horizontal mobility
300
Brahamans; warriors; merchants and peasants
What is the Indian Caste System?
300

Power, prestige and economic status define this

What is socioeconomic status?

400
describes idea that person’s social position depends solely on merit or achievement
What is meritocracy?
400

Sees society on a micro level, focuses on everyday interactions - our lives are the product of everyday interactions (minimizes the impact of culture).

What is symbolic interactionism?

400
status differences between generations in the same family- special form of vertical mobility
What is intergenerational mobility?
400

system based on lords and serfs

What is estate system?

400

White collar sales and clerical , shop owners, office workers w/o high managerial skills, gov’t workers, supervisors for laborers

What are typical jobs for lower middle class?

500

rating that combines social factors such as educational level, occupational prestige, and place of residence with economic factor of income to determine individual’s position in stratification system

What is socioeconomic status?

500

protects self-esteem and maximizes their ability to extract enjoyment from dismal circumstances

What does adopting "culture of poor" mentallity do for those living in poverty?

500

describes change in person’s status, either upward or downward during person’s lifetime

What is intragenerational mobility

500

post-agricultural societies where owning of people is a means of production

What is slave system?

500

Elite education 3-5% of U.S. Single most influential group in corporations, foundations, institutes

What are characteristics of upper class?