Chp. 7

amount of social honor/ value afforded one individual/ group relative to another

pattern of inequality in those who hold some social statuses & get more access to scarce resources than do others

ability the direct others' behavior even against their wishes

supported by social structures & long-standing norms

unalterable statuses caused by birth/ legacy

a person can get in a lifetime

structures that rely on achieved statuses

stratification statuses that rely on ascribed statuses