SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Manifesta, Nouveau Riche, Conspicuous Leisure
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Social stratification: society hierarchical ranking of people into social classes. Social class: based on both birth and achievements. Meritocracy: system that emphasized personal attributed and demonstrated abilities. Inequality exists when certain attributes affect a person"s access to socially valued resources. Supported by dominant ideclogy rather than individual capability. Classism: worth is determined by social and economic status. Blaming the victim: working harder will alleviate poverty. Social systems rank people in two ways, closed and open systems. Caste systems determine what people can wear, what jobs they can perform and who they can marry. Result of one"s own merit within the class structure. Social inequality serves important social function: instills desire to fill certain social positions, and instills the desire to compete duties and obligations. Rewards must be high to attract most capable and skilled. Extreme nature of social inequality (globally and locally) Social classes are a manifestation of competition/conflict between the haves and the have nots.
