SOC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Conspicuous Consumption, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Susan Miller

Document Summary

Social stratification: a system by which society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. Social mobility: a change in position within the social hierarchy. Caste system: social stratification based on ascription or birth. Class system: social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement. Status consistency: the degree of consistency in a person"s social standing across various dimensions of social inequality. Structural social mobility: a shift in the social position of large numbers of people owing more to changes in society itself than to individual efforts. Ideology: cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality. Davis-moore thesis: social stratification ahs beneficial consequences for the operation of a society. Blue-collar occupation: lower-prestige jobs that involve mostly manual labor. White-collar occupation: higher-prestige jobs that involve mostly mental activity. Socio-economic status: a composite ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality. Conspicuous consumption: buying and using products because of the statements they make about social position.