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Chapter 8: Social Stratification

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vertical mobility: movement up or down the system of stratification 

horizontal mobility: movement within a layer of the system of stratification 

intergenerational mobility: individual\\\\\\\’s change in status during a lifetime 

intergenerational mobility: individual\\\\\\\’s change in social status that results from mobility on a generational level

structural mobility: changes in the societal position of a group that result from shifts in the larger society 

feminization of poverty: the disproportionate number of women among the world\\\’s poor 

global inequality: the stratification that exists between people living in different nations 

emergency fund: UNICEF helps women and children with vaccination initiatives, clean water and good hygiene programs, and child soldier\’s rehab

world food program: works to eliminate hunger and malnutrition worldwide 

united nations high commissioner for refugees: coordinates the care and protection of over 20 million refugees in 116 countries globally