SOCIOL 2R03 Midterm: SOCIOLOGY 2R03 MIDTERM 2 REVIEW.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 2R03
• Professor: Melanie Heath

Document Summary

Intra within a generation: defined as change in social status over a single lifetime. Inter across generations: defined as changes in social status that occur from the parents" to the children"s generation. How does inter-generational social mobility relate to family: because it refers to the social mobility that occurs within a family across generations. Ideology is the key mechanism of social reproduction makes inequality seem legitimate: weber ideology is the myth by which the powerful validate their dominance. Ideally their natural superiority is accepted: marx ideology helps preserve exploitative class relations. 1 | p a g e: false consciousness illusory views that distort and disguise the true workings of the capitalist system. Ruling class interests appear to be the interests of everyone. Define social reproduction: processes which sustain or perpetuate characteristics of a given social structure or tradition over a period of time.