SOCI 142gm Lecture 3: soci 142 midterm study guide fall 2016 collab
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Bring a large unmarked blue book and pens (no pencils) Explain class and its relation to resources and group interests. The divergent fates of titanic(cid:519)s passengers 97% of first class passengers, 84% of second class, 55% of third class survived) is used as an illustration of the connection between social class and what weber called life chances. Life chances- emphasizes the extent to which our chances for the good things in life are shaped by class position. Social stratification (structured inequality): hierarchy of society divided by class (individuals and families). The rankings within this hierarchy is defined through money, influence, prestige, jobs, social status etc. Each class has different interests and goals, for example, the rich seek social stability to preserve their advantages while the poor work for social change that would bring them a larger share of the world(cid:519)s rewards. Marx had a pretty simple strict outlook on class.
