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Chapter 7 Social Class and Social Stratification. Key terms. status A socially defined position in a group or society. social differentiation The process by which different statuses in any group, organization or society develop.
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statusA socially defined position in a group or society. • social differentiationThe process by which different statuses in any group, organization or society develop.
social stratificationThe fixed, hierarchical arrangements of status differences by which groups have different access to power, resources, and perceived social worth. • estate systemsOwnership of property and exercise of power is monopolized by an elite who have total control over societal resources.
caste systemRigid hierarchy of classes, often preserved through formal law and cultural practices that present free association and movement between classes. • class systemStatus is partially achieved and there is some potential for movement from one class to another.
social classThe social structural position a group holds relative to the economic, social, political, and cultural resources of society. • life chancesThe opportunities that people have in common by virtue of belonging to a particular class.
social mobilityA person's movement over time from one class to another. • socioeconomic status (SES) Derived from income, occupational prestige, and education.
incomeAmount of money brought into a household from various sources. • median incomeMidpoint of all household incomes.
occupational prestigeRefers to the subjective evaluation people tie to jobs. • educational attainment.Total years of formal education.
urban underclassThose left behind by contemporary economic developments and who are likely to be unemployed and therefore dependent on public assistance or crime for economic support. • wealthMonetary value of everything one owns.
class consciousnessPerception that a class structure exists and the feeling of shared identification with others in one's class. • false consciousnessClass-consciousness of subordinate classes who have internalized the view of the dominant class.
