SOC 103 Study Guide - Final Guide: Structural Inequality, Biological Determinism, Meritocracy
21 Dec 2017
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Inequality of wealth and income: order theorists say: biological determinist arguments, functionalist approach, both these frameworks conclude that social inequality is inevitable, society says that if you"re not successful, its your fault, everyone has equal opportunity. Liberal ideology makes it seem like marketplace is for everyone to compete. Liberal belief of meritocracy- education system to overcome status barriers. Order theories: capitalist societies as meritocracies, functionalism main theory starts from assumption that there are no classes in society, davis and moore thought that unequal allocation of societal rewards is necessary to motivate.
