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absolute poverty
caste system
class
class system
class traits
closed system
conspicuous consumption
Davis-Moore thesis
downward mobility
endogamous marriages
exogamous unions
global stratification
ideology
income
intergenerational mobility
intragenerational mobility
meritocracy
open system
primogeniture
relative poverty
social mobility
social stratification
socioeconomic status (SES)
standard of living
status consistency
structural mobility
upward mobility
wealth

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an ideal system in which personal effort—or merit—determines social standing

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Attribution: These flashcards are a study tool for “Introduction to Sociology 3e” by OpenStax College which is licensed under CC BY 4.0. This study tool was created by SociologyOER and licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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