SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Bourgeoisie, Proletariat, False Consciousness
29 Oct 2015
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Soc 100 lecture 22 stratification in canada. They are making money because the rest of us are oppressed: systems of stratification, slavery: the most extreme form of legalized social inequality; enslaved individuals are owned by other people. Human trafficking is a more modern form of slavery: women are chained to mattresses even in edmonton and forced to engage in sexual activities. This is a form of slavery: castes: these are hereditary systems of rank, usually religiously dictated, that tend to be fixed and immobile. It is a closed stratification system because you don"t move within your caste. There are strict rules about marrying in one"s caste. There is a moral belief system that reinforces this social and economic practice: there is a moral duty to fulfill your caste, eg) in india, there can be occupational castes (farmers, doctors etc. , social classes.
