SOC-UA 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Meritocracy, Social Inequality
18 Feb 2016
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Class & castle: status groups, prestige, strategies of status group competition: closure, monopolization, discrimination, dual role of education system. 5: the protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism. Defines class differently than marx life chances ( class situation : class situation, life chances, where do you think you will be in the future in terms of your class position in. Difference between class and caste (caste as lower class positon inherited through ethic society? group membership: caste is an idea from india saying that different ethnic groups lead you to different positons in society. We today have different life experiences due to our race and ethnics. Status leads to social privilege, but isn"t necessarily directly related to ownership of. Weber property: prestige and status > money, high school status hierarchy. In groups and the extent people go to get into these groups. Other sources of status: mode of living (culture); education ; inheritance; occupation.
