SOC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cultural Capital, Invisibility, Bourgeoisie
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Social stratification- a system by which statuses of people are differentiated and ranked into a hierarchical social structure that results in structed inequalities between people. Systematic inequalities as a trait of society, not simply reflection of indiv. Groups have different access to resources, power & perceived social worth. Carries from one generation to the next. Way of distributing society"s resources and opportunities. The poverty and disadvantage of some linked to the wealth, power, and privileges of others. Apples to many dimensions of social division: race; gender/sex; even age and ability. Equality not an absolute, objective analytic category; variable and evaluative category, normative. Foundational aspect of stratification for sociological theory and research. Economically based system for classification and stratification. *socio-economic status: an individual"s position in a stratified social order. Income: the amount of money brought into a household from various sources during a given period. Wealth: monetary value of everything one owns, minus debt. (calculated by adding assets and subtracting debts)
