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Soa Set 2
Soa Set 2
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Sociology
Undergraduate 4
03/23/2009

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Term
Occupation
Definition
-Best single indicator of people's general social position
Term
Middletown's 1935 Class Structure
Definition

-Prestige was based on occupational position

 

-The old apprentice system was abandoned

 

-managers were salaried professionals

 

-the gap between worker and manager widened

 

Term
Prestige Models of Class Structure
Definition
-This class model is based on people's perception of the class order
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Socioeconomic models of class structure
Definition
-this class model is based on objective economic distinctions
Term
Yankee City's Class Structure
Definition
-Class ranking is based on prestige, lifestyle, and patterns of associations
Term
Old Upper Class
Definition

-This class was regional in scope

 

-the position of this class is based on the source of its wealth

 

-the position of this class is based on family lineage

 

-established families were in this class

 

-the upper class whose wealth was inherited

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