Across
- 2. the tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as class status is passed down from one generation to the next.
- 5. the movement of individuals or groups within a particular social class, most often as a result of an changing occupations.
- 6. a system in which rewards are distributed based on merit.
- 8. poorly educated manual and service workers who may work full-time but remain near or below the poverty line.
- 13. the geographical separation of the poor from the rest of an area's population.
- 15. the tastes habits,expectations,skills,knowledge,and other cultural assets that help us gain advantages in society.
- 18. an objective measure of poverty based on the standard of living in a particular society.
- 19. social class composed primarily of white collar workers with a broad range of education and incomes.
- 21. the removal of the rights of citizenship through economic, political, or legal means.
- 24. the movement between different class statuses; often called either upward mobility or downward mobility.
- 28. a loosely knit movement that opposes consumerism and encourages people to work less, earn less, and spend less, in accordance with nonmaterialistic values.
- 29. The idea that entrenched attitudes can develop among poor communities and lead the poor to accept their fate rather than attempt to improve their lot.
- 30. A system of stratification based on access to such resources as wealth, property, power, and prestige.
- 31. the poorest group, comprising people who are experiencing homelessness or who are chronically unemployed.
- 32. a system of social stratification based on a hereditary nobility who were responsible for and served by a lower stratum of forced laborers called serfs.
- 34. argument that people have a deep need to see the world as orderly, predictable, and fair, which creates a tendency to view victims of social injustice as deserving of their fate.
Down
- 1. A description characterizing lower-level professional and management workers and some highly skilled laborers in technical jobs.
- 3. changes in the social status of large numbers of people as a result of structural changes in society.
- 4. the movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchical system of social classes.
- 7. the unequal access to computer and internet technology, both globally and within the United States.
- 9. awareness of one's own social status and that of others.
- 10. a description characterizing skilled and semi-skilled workers who perform manual labor or work in service or clerical jobs.
- 11. a measure of net worth that includes income, property, and other assets.
- 12. movement between social classes that occurs from one generation to the next.
- 13. a relative measure of poverty based on the standard of living in a particular society.
- 14. a social system with very little opportunity to move from one class to another.
- 16. the social honor people are given because of their membership in well-regarded social groups.
- 17. federal index that defines "official" poverty in the united states based on household income; updated annually.
- 20. a concept that identifies how different categories of inequality (race, class, gender, etc.) intersect to shape the lives of individuals and groups.
- 22. social class consisting of mostly highly educated professionals and managers who have considerable financial stability.
- 23. a situation in which an individual holds different and contradictory levels of status in terms of wealth, power, prestige, or other elements of socioeconomic status.
- 25. a social system with ample opportunities to move from one class to another.
- 26. social class consisting of mostly blue-collar or service industry workers who typically don't have a college degree.
- 27. an elite and largely self-sustaining group who possesses most of the country's wealth.
- 33. a measure of an individual's place within a social class system; often used interchangeably with "class."