SA 150 Study Guide - Jesse Owens, Peter Elbow, Ethnocentrism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Ann Travers

Document Summary

How a society ranks categories of ppl in a hierarchy. A system + lives shaped by it. 1) social stratification is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences: not cause of personal talent or effort, society structures who gets what (rewards) structural functionalism. 2) social stratification carries over from gen to gen: social mobility. 3) social stratification is universal but variable: what is unequal and how unequal it is varies. 4) social stratification involves not just inequality but beliefs as well: explanation of why ppl should b unequal differs. Little or no social mobility based on individual effort. Ex: born in a farming family stay a farmer + must marry a farmer or indian. Social stratification based on birth, merit and individual achievement. Blur social categories on going social mobility. Forms of social stratification found in every society thus must serve a function. * greater the function f a position = greater reward.