SOC101Y1 Study Guide - Petite Bourgeoisie, Status Attainment, Socioeconomic Status
Document Summary
Open stratification system = merit determines social rank. Class = people who have similar access to or control over material resources. Socioeconomic status = people"s general status within the economic hierarchy based on income, education, and occupation. Petite bourgeoisie = independent owners/producers like farmers and small business owners. Social relations of production = the relationships between the classes involved in production. Means of production = technology, capital investment, and raw materials used in production. Mode of production = system of economic activity in a society, composing the means of production and the class system. Class conflict = conflict between major classes within a mode of production which eventually leads to the evolution of a new mode of production. Power = the ability to impose one"s will on others. Intergenerational occupational mobility = individual"s occupational mobility in relation to parents" occupational status. Intragenerational occupational mobility = individual"s occupational mobility in his or her lifetime.
