Sociology Review Ch. 8

Marriage within one's social category

• Endogamy
• Exogamy

Standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society

• Social Class
• Social Inequality
• Poverty
• Socioeconomic Status

Rating that combines social factors such as educational level, occupational prestige, and place of residence with the economic factor of income

• Social Stratification
• Socioeconomic Status

Movement between social classes

• Vertical Mobility
• Horizontal Mobility

Division of society into categories, ranks, or classes

• Vertical Mobility
• Socioeconomic Status
• Social Class
• Social Stratification

Unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

• Reputational Method
• Social Stratification
• Social inequality
• Social Class

Grouping of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige

• Working Class
• Social Class
• Classifying Method
• Social Stratification

Movement within a social class

• Horizontal Mobility
• Vertical Mobility

Age group that is the most prone to be impoverished

• Young adults
• Elderly
• Middle-aged adults
• Children

Minimum annual income needed by a family to survive

• Minimum wage
• Welfare
• Poor line
• Poverty level