SOCL 2001 : Sociology Test 3 Cheat Sheet 3
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**class, status, and power by weber wealth; inequality is increasing in the us. Stratification, inequality, and its universality w/ metal & iron, make others work for you; Industrialized; post-industrial cost of food times 3; poverty rate - % of people in poverty (la-20% & u. s. - 15%) **decreasing wages, working poor, and minimum shows how unequally wealth is distributed; some inequality is needed to keep people working. Poverty rate in la is highest in the us due to wide. **lenski"s historical view: came up with an idea of how society developed; hunting/gathering nomads must move; horticul gardening, more stable; agrarian biggest leap = horticul . Agrarian cultivate, stay in one place, learn to deal. Power ability to control other peoples" behavior. Quintile earnings how we divide people based on. **comparison to other countries; gini coefficient range of wealth among its citizens; poverty line . Wages working poor people who work at.
