Sociology- Economic Inequality and Poverty Study Guide
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| Ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to resources (income, wealth, power, prestige). | Social Stratification |
| Inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others - Wealthy exploiting the poor - Those in power spread ideas through school, media, and government | Conflict Perspective |
| - 14% of the population - Successful businessmen, politicians, doctors - 150,000+ per year - Typically college educated | Upper Middle Class |
| - 30% of the population $40,000 - Roofers, delivery truck drivers, salespeople - May lack health insurance/ other benefits - Jobs are often threatened by budget cuts | Working Class “Lower Middle Class” |
| Not having enough money to secure life’s necessities - Necessities → food, shelter, safe drinking water, education, healthcare, etc. | Absolute Poverty |
| Women experience poverty at rates that are disproportionately high in comparison to men. - Women in Poverty: 12.9%, Men in Poverty: 10.6% | Feminization of Poverty |
| Involves moving from one job to another at the same social class level Ex: - Soldier to Teacher - Restaurant Server to Taxi Driver | Horizontal Mobility |
| Person’s occupational status moves upward or downward Ex: - Office worker to CEO (middle-class → upper class) | Vertical Mobility |
| Vertical mobility takes place over a person’s life Ex: Lebron James | Intragenerational Mobility |
| Vertical mobility that takes place over multiple generations | Intergenerational Mobility |