SOCA01H3 : lecture note
Document Summary
Closed societies- move from lower levels to higher. Social evaluation- decides how much of it you get. Success gets you positive social evaluation because it"s achieved. Eg) education, market place (depends on how good you are in business) niche (piece of the market you can do well in), athletics, entertainment, the arts. No society or is it ever based on ascription only or education. Don"t do as well in school and don"t do well in reading (various factors could be parent"s don"t read) The consequences on social class, quality of life/life chances. Low education, low prestige, low income, have higher mortality also might suffer from mental disorders. White collar jobs have more control than blue collar jobs. Lower classes have more health problems because lack of knowledge, interest. When they less control of their lives, they believe their lives based on fate. Middle and upper classes are more concerned about their lives and make their lives last longer.
