SOC100 Lecture : Social Inequality

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22 Dec 2011
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Social systems rank people in 2 ways y closed systems and open systems. Closed system based on ascribed status y very little room for social mobility y caste systems determine what people can wear, what jobs they can perform and who they can marry y membership hereditary y ex. Open system based on achieved status y result of one s own merit within the class structure y. Income is defined as the money one receives annually y wealth is defined as one s new accumulated assets y occupational prestige: social value of occupations. Davis-moore thesis y social inequality serves important social function: instills desire to fill certain social positions, and instills the desire to complete duties and obligations y rewards must be high to attract most capable and skilled. Critiques y social status is often hereditary y substantial discrimination y market forces y extreme. Conflict theory y social classes are a manifestation of completion between the haves and have-nots.

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