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Cards in this set: Term Absolute poverty Definition A minimum level of subsistence that no family should be expected to live below Term Achieved status Definition A social position that a person attains largely through his or her own efforts Term Ascribed status Definition A social position assigned to a person by society without regard for the persons unique talents or characteristics Term Bourgeoisie Definition Term for the capatalist class, comprising the owners of the means of production Term Capitilism Definition Economic system in which the means of production are held largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits Term Caste Definition Hereditary rank, usually religiously dictated, that tends to be fixed and immobile Term Class consciousness Definition Subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding their common vested interests and need for collective political action to bring about social change Term Class system Definition Social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence social mobility Term Closed system Definition Social system in which there is little or no possiblity of social mobility Term Corporate welfare Definition Tax breaks, direct payments, and grants that the goverment makes to corporations Term Dominant ideology Definition Set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests Term Estate system Definition System of stratification under which peasants were required to work land leased to them by nobles in exhange for military protection and other services Term Esteem Definition The reputation that a specific person has earned within an occupation Term False consciousness Definition Attutude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect their objective position Term Horizontal mobility Definition Movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank Term Income Definition Salaries and wages Term Intergenerational mobility Definition Changes in the social position of children relative to their parents Term Intragenerational mobility Definition Changes in social position within a person's adult life Term Life chances Definition Opportunities people have to provide themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable life experiences Term Objective method Definition Technique for measuring social class that assigns individuals to classes on the basis of criteria such as occupation, education, income, and place of residence. Term Open system Definition Social system in which the position of each individual is influenced by his or her achieved status Term Power Definition The abilty to exercise one's will over others Term Prestige Definition Respect and admiration that an occupation holds in society Term Proletariat Definition Term for the working class in a capitalist society Term Relative property Definition A floating standard of deprivation by which the people at the bottom of society, whatever their lifestyles, are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison with the nation as a whole Term Slavery Definition System of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other poeple Term Social ineqaulity Definition Condition in which members of society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power Term Social mobility Definition Movement of individuals or groups from one position in a society's stratification system to another Term Status group Definition People who have the same prestige or lifestyle, independent of their class positions Term Stratification Definition Structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society Term Underclass Definition The long-term poor who lack training and skills Term Vertical mobility Definition Movement of an individual from once social position to another of a different rank Term Wealth Definition An inclusive term encompassing all a person's material assets, including land, stocks, and other types of property Term Class Definition A group of people who have a similar level of wealth and income