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Chapter 8: Social Stratification

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social stratification –> a system in which categories of people are ranked in a hierarchy

open systems –> social systems that encourage and allow for social mobility

closed systems –> social systems that do not allow for social mobility

slavery system –> closed stratified system in which slaves and owners exist

caste system –> closed system where people are designated to a particular social position based on their parents\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’ social status

estate system –> closed stratified system in which wealthy landowners and peasants exist

class system –> open stratified system that allows social mobility

triple oppression –> combined characteristics of being a woman, minority, and poor

modernization theory –> macro theory indicating the process by which nations progress through stages of development

dependency theory –> macro theory indicating the stratified world economic system keeps peripheral nations dependent on core nations

intragenerational mobility –> change in status during a lifetime

intergenerational mobility –> change in social status that result from mobility on a generational level

structural mobility –> changes in the social position of a group that result from shifts in the larger society