SOC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Poverty In The United States, Social Stratification, Upper Class

• School: ASU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Richard Fey

Document Summary

Chances are, you will not see a pot of gold. Applied to globalization: culture, power structure, prestige, etc. Social stratification- a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a social hierarchy. Stratification- one group is better than another; a ladder; value structure where each rung of the ladder has a different rank. Wealth somehow equates to being a better person & links to power as well. Doe not eflect individual diffe ence , but ociety(cid:859) t uctu e. Social mobility- moving up and down the socioeconomic ladder. Intergenerational- over generations; usually when social mobility happens. Intragenerational- within your generation; happens less frequently; going from working class to upper class within your lifetime. Caste system- system without social mobility; born into a social class/position; never being able to leave your caste system. Birth determines social position in four distinct ways. Endogamy- (cid:455)ou(cid:859)ll al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)(cid:455) so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e i(cid:374) (cid:455)ou(cid:396) o(cid:449)(cid:374) st(cid:396)ata/(cid:272)lass. Exogamy- (cid:455)ou(cid:859)ll (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)(cid:455) so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e outside of (cid:455)ou(cid:396) st(cid:396)ata/(cid:272)lass.