KIN 278 Study Guide - Final Guide: White Privilege, Public Sphere, Female Athlete Triad
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Social class- category of people who share a similar life experience and access to social power (opportunities & resources) because of their economic position. Economic status- usually defined by one"s income or wealth. Access to political & social power- connections to influential people or organizations in society. Education and occupation- and their corresponding social statuses. Process through which the population of a society gets divided into social classes based primarily on one"s economic position. Material resources and social opportunities are then distributed and allocated unevenly based on one"s position in one of these classes. For example: in the u. s. , our social model of funding schools is mainly through a collection of local real estate taxes. This way of allocating resources allows wealthier groups to pool their resources to benefit their kids life outcomes by living in particular towns and going to specific schools (contradicts ideal of america as a meritocracy)