SOCI 1000U Study Guide - Final Guide: Gender Inequality, Bourgeoisie, Ethnocentrism
Document Summary
Class: usually described as the level of economic wealth (cultural also though h/l class) 2 ways to describe class: 1) durkheimian. Different levels of wealth along a continuum. Class is ones relationship to the means of production . Inequalities were based on exploitation and subjugation (who has the money: proletariat (workers) of production, the only value they have is their ability to work. The ones who don"t have access to the mass: bourgeoisie (owners) Continuum: an arbitrary designation to represent categories, eg. Grades in relation to a b c d f: they are socially constructed categories. Race vs ethnicity: race: based on physical difference, ethnicity: based on cultural identity. Gender biological determinists: gender roles are natural and they are related to physical differences (false, men are naturally more aggressive, violent, and physically suited to physical tasks. Men are just trained to be more aggressive: women, since they give birth, are more nurturing the caregiver.
