SOC 103 Chapter 8: Chapter 8
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What is social stratification: social stratification : is the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on their control over basic resources. Life chances, more for affluent people: distinguish among people with age, sex, religion, race, treated unequally. Intergenerational mobility: is the social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next. The caste system: caste system: a system of social inequality in which people"s status is permanently determined at birth based on their parent"s ascribed characteristics. Income: is the economic gain derived from wages, salaries, income transfers (government aid ) and ownership of property. Limited number of people own or control a huge portion of the wealth in canada. Important insights: recognized the economic basis of class systems, noted the relationship between people"s location in the class structure and their values, beliefs, and behaviour, acknowledged that classes may have opposing (rather than complimentary) interests. Important societal resources crucial in determining their life chances.
