Page Number In Haviland

Anthropological Term

Anthropological Definition

301

age grade

an organized category of people based on age; every individual passes through a series of such categories during a lifetime

301

age sets

groups of persons initiated into age grades simultaneously who move through the series of categories together

302

common-interest associations

associations not based on age, kinship, marriage, or territory but that result from an act of joining

308

stratified society

the division of society into two or more categories of people who do not share equally in the basic resources that support life, influence, and prestige

309

egalitarian societies

social systems in which as many valued positions as persons capable of filling them

309

social class

a category of individuals who enjoy equal or nearly equal prestige according to the evaluation system

309

caste

a special form of social class in which membership is determined by birth and remains fixed for life

312

verbal evaluation

the way people in a stratified society evaluate society members

312

symbolic indicators

in a stratified society, activities and possessions indicative of social class

313

mobility

the ability to change one's class position

314

closed-class societies

stratified societies that severely restrict social mobility

314

open-class societies

stratified societies that permit a great deal of social mobility