Summary
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- Are you confused by academic jargon? - Do you know your `discourse' from your `dialectic'? - Can you tell the difference between `anomie' and `alienation'? The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, brea
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic Status
Core definition
A measure of an individual's or family's relative economic and social standing as determined by a composite of factors such as income, educational attainment, occupation, residential location, and social status in the community.
Longer explanation
Researchers have long known that where we fall in the social hierarchy has innumerable consequences on life opportunities ...
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