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Flashcards by Yasmine King, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Yasmine King
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| Question | Answer |
| Stratification | The division of a society into hierarchical ordered layers or strata with the most privileged at the top and least favoured at the bottom. The system of stratification currently existing in our capitalist society based on class |
| The Registrar General's scale | Descriptive approach to measuring social class, used from 1911-1990's based on occupational skill. Top jobs include doctors and solicitors |
| Th NSSEC | National Statics social economic classification, descriptive approach based on occupations according to their similarity of qualifications training skills and experience used from 1997 |
| Objective Definitions of class | People based in a social class by using a scale or measurement device |
| Subjective Definitions of class | Where people place themselves and how they define themselves |
| Ascribed status | Position born into e.g member of the royal family |
| Achieved status | Position a person has worked to get e.g teacher |
| Traditional Working Class | Jobs based in manual and unskilled labour. Traditional gender roles within the family. Politically strong links with the Labour party and trade unions |
| New Working Class | Employment based on the service sector and flexible occupations. Increasing affluence/ consumption |
| Under Class | Described as lazy, workshy and criminal. This group are also seen as dependent on benefits (welfare state) |
| Middle Class | Usually university educated. Likely to be skilled workers and own their own homes. |
| Traditional Upper Class | Aristocracy, ascribed status, economic, social and cultural capital. Concentration of wealth and culture of privilege |
| Super Rich | Jet Set Pop Aristocracy. Entrepreneurial rich. Achieved status, economic capital and social capital |
| Entrepreneurial Rich | Have earned money through business enterprise (Alan Sugar) |
| Jet Set Pop Aristocracy | Have earned money through sport, media and entertainment (Wayne Rooney and Katie Price) |
| Marginalised | An individual or a group are systematically blocked from various rights opportunities and resources. Which are fundamental to social integration ie housing, employment and due process |
| Immediate Gratification | Associated with traditional working class, a live for the moment attitude where individuals are unwilling to sacrifice anything for a better future |
| Deferred Gratification | When individuals are willing to sacrifice now for benefit in the future e.g working hard in education in order to be more socially mobile. The middle class and New Working Class are more likely to possess these characteristics |
| Instrumental Attitudes | An attitude that wages/money are the most important aspects of work |
| Meritocratic | A social system in which rewards are allocated on the basis of merit or ability |
| Social Mobility | Movement of groups or individuals up and down the social hierarchy |
| Popular culture | Opposite of high culture. Associated with shallow activities that can be accessed by the masses through the media |
| Capitalism | An economic and political systems in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit rather than by the state |
| Crisis of Masculinity | When men, who cannot perform traditional manual jobs due to the decrease in availability, feel emasculated |
| Child Centerdness | When the focus of the family is on the child. The child holds a lot of influence. Normally found in middle class families |
| Cultural Capital | Norms, values, knowledge, language and attitudes which give middle and upper class students an inbuilt advantage in education |
| Social Capital | Networking and socialising with others in a similar economic position to advantage them |
| Economic capital | The amount of money/ material goods that a person/group possesses |
| Yummy Mummy | Defined by peer approval on maternal capabilities, glamour and the 'style' of their children |
| Conspicuous Consumption | Using what you buy/consume to create an identity for ones self |
| Social closure | The Upper class practice this. Preventing outsiders form joining in their lifestyle and culture of that class |
| Old Boy Network | Networks of contacts used to further each others careers and influence. Networks formed with people sharing similar cultural characteristics often formed at school |
| High Culture | Linked to the elite, upper class society. Need to be economically and socially connected to access it |
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