Social Stratification CUA Review

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What is social stratification?

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The ranking of society into a hierarchy

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What does social stratification put people into?

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Social classes

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What is horizontal mobility?

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Moving within the same social class

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What is vertical mobility?

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Moving up or down the social ladder

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What is intergenerational mobility?

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Changes in social status between generations

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What is a caste system?

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A system where social status is inherited.

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What is the difference between a caste and a class system?

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Caste is inherited, class can be changed.

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What is the difference between white collar and blue collar jobs? What collar is middle management?

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White collar jobs are managerial, blue collar jobs are manual; white collar is middle management.

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What factors go into what class you are in?

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Race, gender, being born into a certain family

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What are the 6 social classes in the United States?

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Upper, upper-middle, middle, working, working poor, underclass