Editing Social Stratification (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Social Stratification''' — The hierarchical arrangement of individuals into social classes or strata.
* '''Social Class''' — A group of people with similar wealth, power, and status (e.g., Working Class, Middle Class).
* '''Socioeconomic Status (SES)''' — An economic and sociological combined total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family's economic and social position.
* '''Meritocracy''' — A system where progress is based on ability and talent rather than wealth or social class.
* '''Social Mobility''' — The movement of individuals or groups between different social strata.
* '''Intergenerational Mobility''' — Changes in social status between different generations of the same family (e.g., a child of a laborer becoming a doctor).
* '''Intragenerational Mobility''' — Changes in social status during the course of a single individual's life.
* '''Caste System''' — A closed system of stratification where social position is determined by birth and cannot be changed.
* '''Bourgeoisie''' — The owners of the means of production (the ruling class in Marxist theory).
* '''Proletariat''' — The working class who sell their labor to the bourgeoisie.
* '''Cultural Capital''' — The non-financial social assets that promote social mobility (e.g., education, intellect, style of speech, dress).
* '''Social Capital''' — The networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively.
* '''Poverty Line''' — The minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.
* '''Wealth vs. Income''' — Income is what you earn (flow); wealth is what you own (stock).
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