SOC101R Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Working Poor, Upper Class, Social Stratification
6 Dec 2016
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Social stratification: social stratification: hierarchical arrangement of social groups based on their control over basic resources. Creates persistent patterns of social inequality" perpetuated by the way in which wealth, power, and prestige are distributed and passed on from one generation to the next. A trait of society, not just individual differences. Social mobility is change in a person"s position in a hierarchy. Is universal, but variable regarding amount and type of inequality. Social mobility: the extent to which members of a society can change their socio- economic position. Horizontal mobility: a gain or loss in position or income that does not produce a change in one"s rank. Vertical mobility: a gain or loss in position that produces a change in one"s place in the socio-economic hierarchy. Downward: drop out of school, losing a job, business failure, or divorce. Intragenerational mobility: change in social position during one person"s lifetime.
