SOC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Ascribed Status, Elite, Endogamy

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Kandrack Mary- Anne

Document Summary

Ascribed status - ones position in society over which they have no control: born male/female - born into ethnic group. Initially you have no control over your class - first born into it. At adulthood - we have control over our class: achieve a different class later in life, poor - go to school - go up class ladder. Not talking about individual attributes/differences - the focus is on the entire category of people. Could be as hardworking as anybody - if economy is in recession - you cant get a job: the pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) is(cid:374)"t the perso(cid:374), it"s the e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)y, you cant control the economy. Inequality - the way of thinking about an entire group: stereotypes - give meaning to individual people. Canadian sociology - inequality and social structure. Look at multiculturalism in canada, but not all ethnic groups are equal: canadian power elite.