University:
Eastern Kentucky University
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SOC 310 | Population and Society
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2020
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1
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Trevon Bernard

Behavioral Sciences 12: Social Stratification Social Class Social The system by which society ranks categories of people Stratification: into a hierarchy. Epidemiology and Disparities Incidence: The # of new cases of a disease per population at risk. Prevalence: The # of cases of a disease per population. Functionalism: States that social stratification is necessary and results Mortality: Deaths caused by a given disease. from the need for those with special intelligence, knowledge, and skills to be a part of the most important Ethnic Migrants: Ethnic groups emigrating to more industrialized countries tend to have !fertility and !overall mortality compared to professions and occupations. A harmonious equilibrium. the industrialized nation’s population. Socioeconomic Ascribed Status: Involuntary, derives from clearly Status: identifiable characteristics such as age and gender. Morbidity: The burden or degree of illness associated with a given Achieved Status: Acquired through direct, individual disease. efforts. Affordable Care (ACA). Attempts to increase health insurance coverage Social Class: A category of people with shared socioeconomic Act: rates and reduce the cost of health care. characteristics. Medicare: Covers people greater than 65 years old, those with endPrestige: Respect and importance tied to specific occupations or stage renal disease, and those with ALS. associations. Medicaid: Covers patients in significant financial need. Power: The capacity to influence people. Anomie: Lack of social norms, or the breakdown of social bonds between individuals and society. Strain Theory: Focuses on how anomic conditions can lead to deviance, and in turn reinforce social stratification. Social Capital: Benefits provided by social networks. Or, the investment people make in their society in return for rewards. Meritocracy: Advancement up the social ladder is based on intellectual talent and achievement. Social Mobility: Allows one to acquire higher-level employment opportunities by achieving required credentials and experience. Poverty: In the USA, the poverty line is determined by the government’s calculation of the minimum income required for the necessities of life. Absolute: When one can’t acquire basic life necessities. Relative: When one is poor in comparison to a larger population. Ex: “Anyone who earns less than 60% of the median income is poor.” It is relative to the population, not based a hard number value. Relative People seek to acquire something that others possess Deprivation Theory: and which they believe they should have too. They are not necessarily poor, but they may perceive that they are lacking resources or money. It is all relative. Social The passing on of social inequality, especially poverty, Reproduction: from one generation to the next. Social Exclusion: A sense of powerlessness when individuals feel alienated from society. Spatial Inequality: Social stratification across territories. Globalization: Integrating one’s economy to include foreign societies. Has led to increased poverty as production shifts to cheaper labor markets.

Behavioral Sciences 12 Social Stratification

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