SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Caste System In India, Syphilis, Bourgeoisie
9 Sep 2016
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Around 65 multiple choice: each multiple choice = 1 point, 20 vocabulary words. 4 short essays: around 35 points, 1 essay. Capitalism: economic system, operates on assumption of free market/competition. Tuesday, april 26, 2016: people in different classes based on money, macro as broad scale economic concept. Racial and ethnic differences/inequalities continued : % without health insurance, 2014. Hispanic: 82 years, highest percentage without health insurance has highest life expectancy, infant mortality rates, 2010. Social hierarchy: layers of people, groups have higher status than others. Status is determined by birthright: nobility. No way to change status: caste system. In india (one of systems in india: 4 castes. Dirty work: clean up dead animals on street. Cannot switch castes once born into one: social class system. Status is not 100% by birth: able to move around classes through life, status is achieved during lifetime. Belief that sky is the limit - anyone can go up.
