CH 7 Flashcards
(23 cards)
social equality
condition in which no differences in wealth, power, prestige, or status based on nonnatural conventions exist
dialect
2 directional relationship where thesis is then encountered with an antithesis
equality of opportunity
idea that everyone has an equal chance to achieve wealth, social prestige, and power
bourgeois society
a society of commerce (ex. modern capitalist) in which the maximization of profit is the primary business incentive
equality of condition
the idea that everyone should have an equal starting point
equality of outcome
the idea that each player must end up with the same amount regardless of the fairness of the “game”
free rider problem
notion that when more than one person is responsible for getting something done, hope is that others will pull the extra weight
estate system
politically based system of stratification characterized by limited social mobility (each class has specific rights )
class system
economically based hierarchical system characterized by cohesive oppositional groups and loose social mobility
proletariat
working class
bourgeoisie
capitalist class
contradictory class locations
idea that people can occupy locations in the class structure that fall between the 2 pure classes
status hierarchy system
system of stratification based on social prestige
elite class dichotomy
system of stratification that has a governing elite, few leaders broadly hold power in society
meritocracy
society where status and mobility are based on individual attributes, ability, and achievement
socioeconomic status
an individuals position in a stratified social order
income
money received by a person for work/transfers/returns from investments
wealth
family’s or individual’s net worth (total masses - total debts)
upper class
group of individuals at the top of the socioeconomic food chain
middle class
individuals with non-manual jobs that pay more than the poverty line, very debated on what it even means
social mobility
movement between different positions within a system of social stratification in any society, is inevitable from changes in the economy
exchange mobility
mobility where everything balances out
status attainment model
rank of individuals by socioeconomic status (income, education) and seeks to specify the characteristics of people who end up in more desirable occupations
