SOCI 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ascribed Status, Achieved Status, Social Mobility
5 Feb 2018
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Social inequality- a condition in which members of society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power. Stratification- a structures ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society. Ascribed status- a social position assigned to a person by society without regard for the persons unique talents or characteristics. Achieved status- a social position that a person attains largely through his or her own efforts. Slavery- a system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by others as property. Caste- a hereditary rank, usually religiously dictated, that tends to be fixed and immobile. Estate system- a system if stratification under which peasants were required to work land leased to them by nobles i exchange for military protection and other services. Class system- a social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence social mobility.
