social inequality

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Across
  1. 8. an indicator of the middlemost value, meaning that half of the population has an income above that amount and the other half have an income below it
  2. 10. (two words)the tendency of people to remain in their social classes of origin and to replicate the experiences of their parents
  3. 12. (three words)a measure of the average price of essential goods and services in a given area, including transportation
  4. 16. (two words)socially sanctioned patterns of social inequality that exist in society and that are based on distinguishable attributes such as race, age, gender, income, or occupation
  5. 17. (two words)theory that explains power relationships in society as residing in a small group who hold positions of authority in economic and political structures
  6. 18. changes in social class that occur within a person's lifetime
  7. 19. (two words)a hierarchical system of stratification based on inherited social standing
  8. 22. (four words)an annual family income value in dollars below which a family is worse off than average due to the high proportion of income allocated to food, clothing and shelter
  9. 23. (two words)corresponds to economic assets derived from income, real estate, savings, stocks, bonds, income-generating investments, and other sources of revenue or capital
  10. 24. (two words)a group whose membership is based on economic measures such as annual income
  11. 25. (three words)the amount of money needed to purchase a market basket of goods and services to meet basic needs and to allow for a modest standard of living in a community over the course of a year
  12. 26. (two words)a hierarchical system of stratification based achieved and ascribed economic measures such as annual income or the possession of resources
Down
  1. 1. (three words)there is little to no movement between social rankings
  2. 2. changes in the social class of children relative to their parents
  3. 3. (two words)changes in social positions within the same level of social class
  4. 4. (two words)inability to acquire or consume an adequate diet quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable ways, or the uncertainty that one will be able to do so
  5. 5. (two words)changes in social positions that involve movement to a higher or lower social class
  6. 6. (two words)an unequal distribution of resources
  7. 7. a condition of advancement based on worth
  8. 9. (three words)services and programs designed to lessen financial burdens experienced by low-income groups
  9. 11. (three words)the growing income inequality in Canada, i.e. incomes are becoming more polarized
  10. 13. the most extreme example of the lowest possible position in a closed system of stratification
  11. 14. (two words)total assets calculated by subtracting all existing financial liabilities from assets
  12. 15. (two words)social standing based on a combines measure of education, income, and occupation
  13. 20. (two words)movement that occurs within and between social classes in a stratification system
  14. 21. a state in which a person is unable to secure stable, table, safe, and permanent housing