PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Social Stratification, Social Currency, Impression Formation
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Social hierarchy: an implicit or explicit rank order of individuals or groups with respect to a valued social dimension. Implicit or explicit refers to we may be really clear of who is of higher status, or we might not know definitely who is at higher level. But we do not need to say that we are at higher level than you its just known-implicit. Rank order, there needs to be at least 2 levels. 1 level of status or power above the other. Valued social dimension criteria used to rank people in social hierarchy. People are ranked according to what matters to the group who are doing the ranking. Social power: asymmetric control over valued resources in social relations. Based in resources that belong to an actor/social object. Whoever makes the decision an controls the resources is the most powerful. Power hierarchy: is one type of a social hierarchy and formed with respect to the amount of resources each controls.
