Social inequalities Flashcards
Social stratification
hierarchy where groups have different statuses and levels of privilege
Social class
a group of people having the same status
status
a position someone has in society
Industrial societies
Societies that use technology for mass production
Minority group
A category of people lacking power
Caste
closed stratification where there is no social mobility
Closed society
mobility between levels of stratification is not possible
traditional societies
societies that are predominantly agricultural
Fatalism
belief that you cannot change what happens to you
Differed gratification
setting long term goals for the future
Immediate gratification
choosing instant satisfaction
Meritocracy
society where people achieve the level that that talents deserve
Dependancy culture
set of values leading people to lose the ability to look after themselves
cycle of poverty
when poverty is inherited
social exclusion
people who can’t take part in society in the same way as most
