Terms
another name for an open system
What is class system?
1% of the population; old money
What is upper upper?
movement within a social class
What is horizontal mobility?
lacking resources that are taken for granted by others; changes based on context
What is relative poverty?
type of stratification system in which resources and social rewards are based on ascribed status; exogamy forbidden
What is closed?
a person's assets and income
What is wealth
30% of the population and is characterized by blue collar jobs
upward or downward social mobility of children in relation to their parents
What is intergenerational mobility?
living on less than $3.00 a day
What is extreme poverty?
explain how the Steph Curry article illustrated life chances
What is he had lots of resources such as connected parents, wealth for tutors, private courts, best education, etc.
respect, honor or recognition an individual receives from others
What is prestige?
characterized by high income professionals with prestigious jobs who do not fall within the realm of the upper class
Marriage correlates with _______________ social mobility
lack of resources that is life-threatening
What is absolute poverty?
a high school teacher or nurse is characterized as this rung on the social class ladder
What is lower middle or average middle?
set of factors or events by which poverty, once started, is likely to continue unless there is outside intervention
What is cycle of poverty?
26-30% of the population and is characterized by white collar jobs
What is lower middle class?
in this type of closed stratification system historically found in India, social mobility is not possible
What is caste?
two groups(from your notes) more likely to live in poverty than others
What is women, children, African Americans, Native Americans?
Knowledge of customs, skills and education that give an advantage in job markets
the likelihood that individuals have of sharing in the opportunities and benefits of society
What is life chances?
lowest rung on social class ladder; unemployed, public assistance and homeless
What is underclass?
a change in social position occurring during a person's lifetime
What is intragenerational mobility?
list one negative social or health trend that correlates with poverty
What is: higher divorce, crime and disease rates; lower educational attainiment and life expectancy; more likely to be a victim of a crime
list one factor that correlates with upwards social mobility
What is increased education, marriage, industrialization, etc.