social stratifcation - Answers society's ranking of people based on their access to valued resources such
as wealth, power, and prestige.
stratification systems - Answers open & closed, slavery, caste, class system
wealth - Answers economic assets that a person or family owns.
socioeoconomic status - Answers overall ranking of a person's position in society based on income,
education, and occupation.
absolute poverty - Answers not having enough money to afford the basic necessities of life.
poverty line - Answers minimal income level that the federal government considers necessary for basic
subsistence (also called the poverty threshold).
feminization of poverty - Answers the disproportionate number of the poor who are women.
intergenerational mobility - Answers movement up or down a social class over two or more generations.
social welfare - Answers
closed/open stratification system - Answers closed stratification system, movement from one social
position to another is limited by ascribed statuses. open stratification system allows movement up or
down because people's achievements affect mobility.
caste system - Answers people's positions are ascribed at birth and largely fixed.
prestige - Answers respect, recognition, or regard attached to social positions.
class characteristics - Answers Upper class - upper-upper, lower-upper; Middle class - upper-middle,
lower-middle; working class; lower class - working poor, under class
working poor - Answers people who work at least 27 weeks a year but whose wages fall below the
official poverty level.
how immigration affects social mobility - Answers fuels upward mobility. Because many recent
immigrants take low-paying jobs, groups that are already in a country move into higher-paying
occupation
davis-moore thesis - Answers Every society must fill a wide variety of positions and ensure that people
accomplish important tasks. Some positions are more crucial than others for a society's survival.The
most qualified people must fill the most important positions. Society must offer greater rewards to
motivate the most qualified people to fill the most important positions.