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| The concept of social status based on social merit is called? |
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| What are the principles of social stratification? |
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| Define social stratification. |
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| a system by which society ranks categories of people into a hierarchy |
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| An open system with social mobility is what kind of stratification system? |
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| A diffusionist theory that views change as an improvemtn to pre-existing social structures is called? |
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Modernatization theory; also looks upon social change as a linear path toward modernization where modernization (development) is implemented through the spreading of western values, capitals, and technolgies
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| What are the ares od change within the Modernization Theory? |
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Technolgy: moves away from the use of trational and simple techniques toward application of more scientific knowledge
Agriculture: moves awa from subsistence level farming to commerical production
Industry: becomes more oriented to the mass production level of output. Replaceing man and animal powered machinery with man run machinery
Ecological; moves awa from the small villages and farms toward urban centers. |
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