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| Intergenerational mobility |
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| the social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next. |
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| Intragenerational mobility |
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| the social movement of individuals within their lifetime. |
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| Types of Stratification Systems |
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| Slavery, Class system, and Caste System |
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| Weber- Three dimensions to social stratification: |
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| Wealth, power, and presige. "class not important, social status is" |
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| Under capitalism, there are two great classes; Bourgeoisie and Proletariat class |
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| .5% Old money, ivy leaguers |
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| .5% new money. Mark Cuban |
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| 14% University degrees, income and jobs autonomy(decision making)/authority, high prestige occs. Security. |
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| 2-4 year degree, moderate incomes, medical technicians, nurses, paralegals, social workers, teachers, and security |
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| 30% HS diploma, semiskilled jobs(men), pink-collar jobs(woman) ex. King of Queens |
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| 20% Low-wage work, fast-food, some factory jobs (e.g. poultry processing plants), people live on the margin. Paycheck to paycheck, no savings. |
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| 3-5% Poorest neighborhoods in American, high rates of unemployment, no futures for these people. |
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| Wealthiest 20% receive 50% of all income in the U.S. Top 5% receive 20% of all income in the U.S. Poorest 20% receive 4% of all income in the U.S. |
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| Racial/ethnicity differences- |
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| 33% of whites in the bottom 40%. 60% blacks and 63% Hispanics in the bottom 40% |
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| exists when people do not have the means to secure the most basic necessities of life |
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| exists when people may be able to afford basic necessities but are still unable to maintain an average standard of living. |
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| 49% of Single mother households are in poverty. |
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