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Caste System

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A system in which people are born into a social standing that they will retain their entire lives.

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Class

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A group who shares a common social status based on factors like wealth, income, education and occupation.

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Class System

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Social standing based on social factors and individuals accomplishments.

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Class Traits

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The typical behaviors, customs, and norms that define each class (also called class markers).

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Conspicuous Consumption

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The act of buying and using products to make a statement about social standing.

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David-Moore Thesis

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A thesis that argues some social stratification is a social necessity.

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Downward Mobility

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A lowering of one’s social class.

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Endogenous Marriages

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Unions of people within the same social categories.

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Exogamous Unions

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Unions of spouses from different social categories.

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Global Stratification

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A comparison of the wealth, economic stability, status, and power of countries as a whole.

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Income

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The money a person earns from work or investments

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Intergenerational Mobility

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A difference in social class between different generations of a family.

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Intragenerational Mobility

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A difference in social class between different members of the same generation.

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Meritocracy

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An ideal system in which personal effort — or merit — determines social standing.

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Primogeniture

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A law stating that all property positions within a social stratification system.

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Social Stratification

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A socioeconomic system that divides society’s members into categories ranking from high to low, based on things like wealth, power, and prestige.

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Standard of Living

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The level of wealth available to acquire material goods and comforts to maintain a particular socioeconomic lifestyle.

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Status Consistency

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The consistency, or lack thereof, of an individual’s rank across social categories like income, education, and occupation.

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Structural Mobility

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A societal change that enables a whole group of people to move up or down the class ladder.

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Upward mobility

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An increase — or upward shift — in social class.

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Wealth

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The value of money and assets a person has from, for example, inheritance.