people who occupt hte same layer ofa s tyem of social stratification the movement of peopel from one social position to antoher either upward or downward change sin the number and kinds of occupation available ina society relative to the number of workers available to fill them what people own and can draw on in times of need and pass to future genrations the division of a society into layers ofpoeple who have unequal amounts of any given scarsce reeard or resource in america the social calss that is made up of families who own large amounts of property from which they derive a great deal of authority in america the soical calss that is composed ofpeople who own little or nor property whose jobs give them middle to low income and prestige and who have litter or no presitge

1. social class

people who occupt hte same layer ofa s tyem of social stratification

2. social mobility

the movement of peopel from one social position to antoher either upward or downward

3. structural mobility

change sin the number and kinds of occupation available ina society relative to the number of workers available to fill them

4. wealth

what people own and can draw on in times of need and pass to future genrations

5. stratification

the division of a society into layers ofpoeple who have unequal amounts of any given scarsce reeard or resource

6. upper class

in america the social calss that is made up of families who own large amounts of property from which they derive a great deal of authority

7. working class

in america the soical calss that is composed ofpeople who own little or nor property whose jobs give them middle to low income and prestige and who have litter or no presitge.