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student77

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Describe the difference between income and wealth. Why is this distinction important in the study of social stratification?
 
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Question 2

____ refers to the annual increase or decrease per 1,000 members of the population as a result of people leaving and entering the geographic area.
 
  a. Population distribution ratio
  b. Net migration rate
  c. Gross migration rate
  d. Gross morbidity rate
  e. Demographic transition rate


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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Income is the amount of money received within a given time period by an individual or group. Wealth is the total of all economic resources owned by an individual or group. The distinction is that income is a measure of current monetary inflows, while wealth includes the accumulation of all previous savings. It is theoretically possible for someone to have vast amounts of wealth without any income; conversely, a person can have high income, yet have no wealth. These concepts are important to the study of social stratification because they both contribute to differences in social classes.

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