Quiz 4 Flashcards
Stratification
A system that ranks categories in a social hierarchy
Ideology
A set of cultural beliefs used to justify stratification
What is the system of stratification that has existed in India for most of its history
Caste system
What is the 5th outcaste ranking called
Dalits
What are the 4 characteristics of a sub-caste
-based on ascription
-based on endogamous marriage
-based on occupational specialization
-based on ritual purity
Which term refers to a hierarchical system of social organization, in which cultural, political and economic structures are controlled by men
Patriarchy
The concentration of the men and women in different occupations jobs in place of work
Gender segregation
The ideology used to support the cast system
Reincarnation
The definition for income
Wages, or salary for work and earnings from investments
The definition for a wealth
The total value of money, other assets minus outstanding debts
Official poverty line for a family of four
$30,000
Max weber’s three dimensions of stratification
Wealth prestige power
What two years was income inequality, highest for the us
1928 and 2007
Distribution of income
P-3.2%
Np-8.4%
M-14.3%
Nw-23%
W-51.1%
The elites of the caste system
Brahmins
