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A system by which a society ranks categories pf people in a hierachy
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Social Stratificaton
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4 basic principles of social stratification
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A trait of society
Persists over generations
Universal but variable
Involves not just inequality but beliefs
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Social stratificaton based on ascription
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Caste system
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Social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement
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Class system
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Social stratification based on personal merit
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Meritocracy
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Cultural beliefs that justify stratification
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Ideology
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The degree of uniformity in a person's social standing across various dimensions of social inequality
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Status consistency
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States that social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation of a society
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Davis-Moore thesis
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Compositie ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality
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Socioeconomic status
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4 reasons for no marxist revolution
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Fragmentation of the capitalist class
higher standard of living
more worker organizations
more extensive legal protections
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Buying and using products because of the "statement" they make abotu social position
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Conspicuous consumption
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A change in position within the social hierarchy
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Social mobility
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A shift int he social position fo large numbers of people due more to changes in society itself that to individual efforts
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Structural social mobility
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Lower-prestige jobs that involve mostly manual labor
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Blue-collar occupations
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Higher-prestige jobs that involve mostly mental activity
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White-collar occupations
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