SOCI 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Baby Boomers, Generation Z, Social Stratification
9 Mar 2016
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Socialization: templates or beliefs that we internalize from our social surroundings or social context. Stratification: hierarchal divisions in society (racial, ethnic, economic, gender, age, etc. ) Biology: new technologies allow younger generations to live longer, but then these generations are subject to certain consequences such as having to save up more money for their retirement, since they are expected to live longer than previous generations. Principle of cohort influence on social chance (riley) Society could affect or differentiate the life experiences of certain cohorts. Cohorts age in different ways and come of age with a particular set of beliefs and attitudes. when these cohorts come to power, society is affected in large ways. The greatest generation (those who fought in wwii) Generation x (people in their 30s and 40s today) They are a very big cohort, therefore they have more political power because they are a lot of people. They are older, considered to have more experience.
