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Social Inequality: Introduction to Exercise 1 - Social inequality
What You Will Learn

The following exercise deals with social stratification and inequality:
  • social mobility
  • the class system
  • the caste system
  • poverty
Key Terms


absolute poverty
caste system
class system
David-Moore thesis
intergenerational social mobility
intragenerational social mobility
meritocracy
poverty line
relative poverty
social mobility
social stratification
Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow by clicking on the correct choice. If you choose the wrong answer, try again. The Answer box at the bottom of the choices will tell you if your answer is correct.
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