SOCI 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ascribed Status, Social Inequality, Mechanical And Organic Solidarity

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 1000
• Professor: Templeman

Document Summary

Class: inequality among groups of people based on the distribution of material resources and social capital. Status: your social position according to your symbolic capital, or the esteem with which you are regarded. Economic elite: top of the economic hierarchy: some categories of individuals are generally at greater risk of being economically disadvantaged and powerless class position may shift dramatically through the course of an individuals life. Intersectionalities: complex intersections and interactions between economic and other inequalities. Social strati cation: the hierarchical arrangement of individuals between economic and other inequalities. Ascribed status: typically assigned to a person at birth and is connected to many characteristics other than the income of parents, race, gender, disability/ability, age and other factors not chosen or earned. Achieved status: based primarily on earned accomplishment and achievements. Meritocracy: a system based upon achievement rather than ascribed status.