SOC 001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Ascribed Status, Ideal Class Group, False Consciousness
17 Apr 2017
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Stratification in the united states and global inequality. Social inequality - the condition in which members of a society enjoy different amounts of wealth, prestige or power. Stratification - the structured ranking of entire groups of ppl that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power. Wealth - material assets like land, stocks, property. Ascribed status - assigned to someone without regard to personal traits. Achieved status - status attained through a person"s own efforts. Slavery - most extreme; ppl are owned. Castes - hereditary systems of rank, often religious, that are very strict. Estate system (feudalism) - peasants work land leased to them by nobles in return for military protection and other services. Class system - social ranking based primarily on economic position - achieved characteristics can influence social mobility. Karl marx - class differentiation as the crucial determinant of social, economic, and political inequality.
