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Sociology- Inequality
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- 1Social inequalitythe unequal division of goods, wealth opportunities, rewards and punishment within society
- 2social stratificationthe division of society into a hierarchy of unequal social groups
- 3life chancesthe chances that sections of society have of achieving the 'things' which are valued by their society
- 4Bourgeoisthey were wealthy and owned the means of production through their ownership of property and big businesses.
- 5Proletariatthey do not own any property and had to sell their labor to the bourgeois in order to survive.
- 6what Weber thought on class, status and powerclass: people with similar life chances go in the same class
status: how you live your life and how people see you
power: political influences that a group or person has - 7sexwhat you are biologically born as
- 8genderhow you identify yourself
- 9individualisticdecide to live from benefits rather than work to get out of poverty due to laziness.
Not working hard - 10structural society faultfailure the welfare state to be generous enough
marxism - 11social exclusionpeople cannot participate in everyday activities
- 12absolute povertywhen people income is insufficient to obtain the minimum they need to survive (food/shelter)
- 13cultural deprivationa situation where home cannot provide children with cultural assets required for upwards social mobility (education, style of speech, appearance, ambition)
- 14material deprivationhaving insufficient money to afford goods and services.
- 15relative povertywhen peoples income is well below the national average
- 16chronological agephysical changes which occur what happens to the body e.g moving from middle aged to old aged
- 17youtha period of transition between childhood and adulthood
- 18ethnic groupa social group who's members share an identity based on their cultural traditions, religion or language.
- 19ethnic minoritya group of people who are from a different ethnic group from the general population who in turn, may be described as the ethnic minority.
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- Year 10 Sociology Flashcards on Sociology- Inequality, created by Alyina Alam on 26/10/2015.
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