SOC101Y1 Lecture : Chapter 6-Social Stratification Nov 12 2008
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O social stratification: persistent pattern of social inequality in society. O social stratification: the manner in which vale resources- that is wealth, advantages of wealth, power, and prestige from one generation to generation. In most societies, stratification is much more pronounced, and basic skills are seldom the foundation of primary social hierarchies. O social hierarchies often emerge due to different abilities and skills in society (nursing, fishing, etc) O status: the rank or position that a person has within a social hierarchy. O ascribed status: function of race, gender, age and other factors that are not chosen or earned and that cannot be changed (a few people do choose to their gender status, but they are rare exceptions) O achieved status: a position of hierarchy that has been achieved by virtue of how well someone performs in some role (ex: law students-> professional lawyers, high performance athletes-> professional athlete)
