Sociology key words

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Absolute poverty
Living without basic needs
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Relative poverty
Poor compared to someone else
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Subjective poverty
Thinking your poor to someone else
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Caste system
A system of inequality where people are divided into different groups
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Communist society
No class system, everyone is equal
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Bourgeoisie
The ruling class, people who own big businesses
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Proletariat
Working class, at the bottom of the system
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Ascribed statues
A position people are born into e.g. Queen
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Achieved status
A position earned e.g. Doctor
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Glass calling
An invisible barrier stopping women reaching the top positions in society
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Open system
Where people can improve their position in society
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Poor compared to someone else

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Relative poverty

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Thinking your poor to someone else

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A system of inequality where people are divided into different groups

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No class system, everyone is equal

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