SOCE - UNIT 6 EXAM REVIEW. ALL TERMS. APPROVED/| latest update 2024/25|

SOCE - UNIT 6 EXAM REVIEW. ALL TERMS. APPROVED/ Absolute Poverty - -The minimum level of income possible before poverty becomes life threatening Caste system - -Social stratifcation is based on the status of a person when they are born. Class - -The degree of wealth that a person has (such as the upper or middle class) Closed systems - -people experience little change in social position Kingsley Davis - -tried to explain the function of social stratification in society Downward mobility - -moving down in the social hierarchy Feminization of poverty - -Refers to the increasing female percentage of poverty. Horizontal mobility - -Occurs when an individual takes another job that keeps him in the same social class. Income - -a person's salary or wages Meritocracy - -social stratification based on personal merit Wilbert Moore - -tried to explain the function of social stratification in society Open systems - -People experience some changes in soc