Here are the terms from Column A matched to their corresponding definitions in Column B:
-
The ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources.
c. Social Stratification -
Working class; those who labor without owning the means of production:
a. Proletariat -
The class owning the means for producing wealth.:
b. Bourgeoisie -
Amount of money received by an individual or group over a specific time period:
e. Income -
Total economic resources held by a person:
i. Wealth -
The ability to control the behavior of others, even against their will:
o. Power -
Recognition, respect, and admiration attached to social positions.:
h. Prestige -
People employed in low-skill jobs with the lowest pay. They do not earn enough to rise out of poverty:
k. Working Poor -
The movement of individuals or groups between social classes:
g. Social Mobility -
A change in status or class from one generation to the next:
f. Intergenerational Mobility -
People typically unemployed who come from families that have been poor for generations:
n. Underclass -
Identification with the goals and interests of a social class:
d. Class Consciousness -
The absence of enough money to secure life's necessities:
j. Absolute Poverty -
A measure of poverty based on the economic disparity between those at the bottom of a society and the rest of the society:
l. Relative Poverty -
A trend in US society in which women and children make up an increasing proportion of the poor:
m. Feminization of Poverty