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What is social stratification?
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Social stratification is the patterned ranking of people and groups, accompanied by unequal access to resources, opportunities, and social rewards.
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What is social inequality?
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Social inequality is the unequal distribution of valued resources, opportunities, benefits, and burdens.
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How do income and wealth differ?
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Income is money received over a period of time. Wealth is the value of assets, such as savings and property, minus debts.
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In Weber’s framework, what does class describe?
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Class concerns economic position and life chances, shaped by factors such as income, wealth, education, and occupation.
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In Weber’s framework, what is status?
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Status is social honor, prestige, or esteem. It may be associated with an occupation, family background, education, religion, or other identities.
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In Weber’s framework, what is power?
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Power is the capacity to carry out one’s will or influence decisions, including when others disagree.
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What is status inconsistency?
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Status inconsistency occurs when a person’s rank differs across dimensions of stratification, such as having high education and respect but relatively low income.
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What does socioeconomic status (SES) summarize?
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Socioeconomic status (SES) summarizes a person’s or household’s position, commonly using income, wealth, education, and occupation.
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How do ascribed and achieved positions differ?
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Ascribed positions are assigned at birth or otherwise not chosen; achieved positions are connected to actions or accomplishments.
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What is social mobility?
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Social mobility is movement within a stratification system, including movement upward or downward.
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What is intragenerational mobility?
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Intragenerational mobility is movement in social position within one person’s lifetime.
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What does the Gini coefficient measure?
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The Gini coefficient summarizes inequality in a distribution, often income. It ranges from 0 for complete equality to 1 for complete inequality.
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