ch. 9 study guide

Question 1

social stratification

Answer 1

inequality of wealth, power, & status

Question 2

social differentiation

Answer 2

how diff statues in any grp, org, or society develop

Question 3

estate

Answer 3

• ownership & power are monopolized by one who has total ctrl over resources

Question 4

social class

Answer 4

a division of a society based on social and economic status

Question 5

caste

Answer 5

one’s position is assigned at birth and cannot be changed; rigid hierarchy

Question 6

inequality: functionalists pov

Answer 6

is necessary for the survival of any society

Question 7

culture of poverty theory

Answer 7

caused by:
- welfare dependency
- no work values
- irresponsible poor

Question 8

desc: u.s. social class structure

Answer 8

upper, middle, lower class

Question 9

social mobility

Answer 9

ability to climb b/w social classes

Question 10

intergenerational mobility

Answer 10

diff of social class b/w diff fam generations

Question 11

intragenerational mobility

Answer 11

changes in a person’s social mobility throughout their lifetime

Question 12

horizontal mobility

Question 13

structural mobility

Answer 13

a societal change that allows a grp of ppl to move up/down the class ladder

Question 14

extent of social mobility in the u.s.a

Answer 14

VERY limited

Question 15

class consciousness

Answer 15

a person’s awareness or beliefs about their own socioeconomic class or social position

Question 16

false conciousness

Answer 16

working class doesn’t recognize that they are being exploited

Question 17

poverty line

Answer 17

ppl don’t have enough to meet their basic needs

Question 18

underclass

Answer 18

lowest econ/social class in society

Question 19

feminization of poverty

Answer 19

15% of pop are women & children

Question 20

american poor population

Answer 20

age:
gender:
race/ethnicity:
regional distribution:

Question 21

diff ways to combat poverty

Answer 21

• food/house assistance
• family tax credits