Stratification / Work & Economic / Sociological research

Question 1

Bourgeoisie

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The class of modern capitalists, owners of the means of social production and employers of wage labour

Question 2

Class

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a division of a society based on social and economic status.

Question 3

Ethnicity

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A group who shares a particular history, set of cultural practice and institutions and is conscious of a shared identity as a result.

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Race

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Describes common view classification of people into groups according to biological characteristics.

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Proletariat

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Working class

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Stratification

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Hierarchical divisions of society, according to social determined criteria or characteristics.

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Social constructions

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an idea that has been created and accepted by the people in a society

Question 8

Status

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status describes the position a person occupies in a particular setting. We all occupy several statuses and play the roles that may be associated with them. A role is the set of norms, values, behaviors, and personality characteristics attached to a status.

Question 9

Consumerism

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consumerism as a social condition that occurs when consumption is “especially important if not actually central” to most people’s lives and even “the very purpose of existence.”

Question 10

Keynesianism

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Keynesian economics is an economic theory of total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation. … Keynes advocated for increased government expenditures and lower taxes to stimulate demand and pull the global economy out of the depression

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Neoliberalism

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Neoliberalism is a term for different social and economic ideas. … Neoliberalism is characterized by free market trade, deregulation of financial markets, individualisation, and the shift away from state welfare provision.

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Precariat

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Work and life characterised by systematic insecurity, uncertainty and social vulnerability.

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Correlation

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An observed association between a change in the value of one variable and a change in the value of another variable.

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Deduction

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A research approach that starts with a theory, forms a hypothesis, makes empirical observations, and then analyses the data to confirm, reject, or modify the original theory.

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Induction

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A research approach that starts with empirical observations and then works to form a theory

Question 16

Empirical questions

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an empirical question is a question that can be answered by collecting data from observation and experience. Requires a researcher to describe some aspect of behavior.