SOC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Stratification, Status Attainment, Social Capital
Document Summary
Class and social reproduction two dimensions: individual, cross-generational, societal, systemic. American achievement ideology- set of beliefs that explains the distribution of wealth, social status, and political power as a result of individual effort and merit in an open system. Aspirations and attainment (what you aspire to; how things ultimately end up) Structure- social, cultural, and institutional forces that shape and determine one"s fate (families, school, class) Agency- aspects of life that are shaped and controlled by individuals themselves; both beliefs and behaviors. Social closure: what groups do to preserve their authority and position to close ranks to. Broader patterns outsiders (fairly deliberate and intentional, at least at individual level) Social reproduction: how different institutions and practices serve to perpetuate and reproduce social stratification in combination with different background habituses. Trends toward the concentration of wealth and power. Economic aspects of stratification dominate all others. The corporation nation reading: 3 central characteristics (pg.
