Chapter+08

Ideology: Cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality. ex.) Alex's, Claire and Phil's daughter, has the belief system that you should do good in school and be smart, that is wht her ideology is.

Income: Earnings from work or investments ex. In the show Mitchel is a lawyer and he gains income form doing that job and Phil is a Realestate agent, so he gets his income from selling houses.

Relative Poverty: The lack of resources of some people in relation to those who have more. ex. ) In one episode Cameron and Mitchel see a man using their hot tub and go ask him what he is doing, but he says he didn't know that the hot tub was just theirs he thought it was everyones. A few days later Cameron see the same man in Lily's princess doll house and goes to see what he is doing but soon discovers the man was living in her doll house because he wasn't finacally stable.

Class system: Social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement. ex.) Mitchell seems to have the same social status because he is living comfortably with his family. His achievements is that he has a family, and a stable career.

Wealth: The total value of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts. ex.) Phil and Claire have wealth because they have a huge house, they have three children, and Claire was going to buy the iPad for Phil when it first came into the stores. Cameron and Mitchell have wealth because they spend their money on Lily. She has a castle made for her, she is going to a nice preschool, and Mitchell is the only one that works while Cameron is the stay at home dad.

White-collar occupations: Higher-prestige jobs that involve mostly mental activity. ex.) Since Mitchell is a lawyer it involves knowing government, like the amendments to use in a case, or previous court cases. Phil is a realestate agent and that involves mental activity because he needs to know how well the other houses are when by a new house, or the interior of the house and the correct terms to use for it.