SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Stratification, Organ Donation, Food Security

• School: SDSU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: W O N G, A M Y C R I S T E N

Document Summary

We hold these truths to be self evident that all people are created equal with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Inalienable means not capable of being given up or transferred. Life is important because it is one that gives us ability of be free/be happy. In 2013, 3520 patients were awaiting heart transplants (united network for organ sharing) 6 patients all the same except with different occupation. A functionalist perspective argues that the heart transplant should go to the most deserving or hardworking person(p. 201) A social conflict perspective argues that the heart transplant will go to the most powerful or privileged person(pg. Here"s how we stratify(rank) people on an organ transplant list: time on the waiting list, highest medical need, where a person lives, local, region, national. Former vice president cheney received a heart transplant march, 2012) He was 71 years old at the time.