Chapter 9 SOCI 1311 Intro to Sociology 3e, Test Bank.

Absolute Poverty - Answer deprivation so severe that it is life threatening Caste System - Answer a system in which people are born into a social standing that they will retain their entire lives Social Class/Class - Answer a group that shares a common social status based on factors like wealth, income, education and occupation Class System - Answer social standing based on social factors and individual accomplishments Class Traits - Answer the typical behaviors, customs, and norms that define each class (also called class markers) Closed System - Answer a system of stratification in which there is no movement from one rank to another Conspicuous Consumption - Answer the act of buying and using products to make a statement about social standing Davis-Moore Thesis - Answer a thesis that argues some social stratification is a social necessity Downward Mobility - Answer a lowering of one's social class (example, the downward shift post divorce or post bankruptcy) Endogamous Marriages - Answer unions of people within the same social category (example: middle class man marries middle class woman) Exogamous Marriages - Answer unions of spouses from different social categories (example wealthy man marries middle class woman) Global Stratification - Answer a comparison of the wealth, economic stability, status, power and economic stability of countries as a whole Ideology - Answer the cultural believe system that justifies a society's system of stratification