SOC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Multicultural Education, Anorexia Nervosa, Compulsory Heterosexuality

• School: ASU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: All

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A system by which a society ranks categories of people in social hierarchy. Class system: is a system based on individual achievement, not ascription. A system of merit- you get what you deserve. Wrote that capitalism created two distinct social classes, the bourgeoisie (owners of the means of production) and the proletariat (workers). The basics of the different classes: the upper-uppers: blue bloods, membership always based on ascription, old money . Refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one position in a society"s. Intergenerational: movement that takes place across generations within a family. Intragenerational: movement that takes place within one person"s lifetime. Ascribed: a social position assigned to a person by society without regard for the person"s unique talents or characteristics. Achieved: a social position attained by a person largely through his or her own. Socioeconomic status, a measure of social classes that is based on income, efforts.