SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology Chapter 8 Terms
Document Summary
Sociology chapter 8 terms: anomie, contradictory class. Mobility: poverty line, power, power elite, property, social class, status, status consistency, status. Durkheim"s term for a condition of society in which people become detached from the usual norms that guide their behavior. Erik wright"s term for a position in the class structure that generates contradictory interests. Going without something in the present in the hope of achieving greater gains in the future. A large number of people moving up the social class ladder, while a large number move down; it is as though they have exchanged places, and the social class system shows little change. A condition of u. s. poverty in which most poor families are headed by women. The belief that due to limitless possibilities anyone can get ahead if he or she tries hard enough. Money received, usually from a job, business, or assets. The change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next.
