Social Stratification Crossword

a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy
a change in position within the social hierarchy
social stratification based on ascription, or birth
social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement
social stratification based on personal merit
the degree of uniformity in a person's social standing across various dimensions of social inequality
a shift in the social position of large numbers of people due more to changes in society itself than to individual efforts
cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality
the functional analysis claiming that social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation of society
people who own and operate factories and other businesses in pursuit of profits
people who sell their labor for wages
the experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness
lower-prestige jobs that involve mostly manual labor
higher-prestige jobs that involve mostly mental activity
a composite ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality
buying and using products because of the "statement" they make about social position
a body of research findings that challenges the heterosexual bias in U.S. society
a view that labels anyone who is not heterosexual as "queer"
the deliberate termination of a pregnancy
support of social equality for women and men, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism
a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important
a shared cultural heritage
any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates
a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people
a simplified description applied to every person in some category
the belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another
a person or category of people, typically with little power, whom people unfairly blame for their own troubles
unequal treatment of various categories of people
earnings from work or investments
the total value of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts