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