According to Marx, the ______________________ is the working class.

In an open stratification system, __________ statuses are important to our social ranking or advancement.

Labeling theorists call the first act of rule-breaking _______________.

________________ labeling is a reinterpretation of the person’s past in light of some present deviance.

__________________ is the idea that deviance and conformity result not so much from what people do as from how others respond to those actions.

_____________ is behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.

____________ is the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women.

__________ poverty is a lack of resources that is life-threatening.

A ______________ system allows little or no possibility of moving up.

_______________ is a state of normlessness, in which values and norms have little impact and the culture no longer provides adequate guidelines for behavior.