SOC244H5 Study Guide - Social Stratification, Precarious Work, Cultural Capital

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22 Nov 2012
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Social class- the distinctions of clothing speech, level of education are superficial - what makes a significance differences is your means to the mode of production - the relationship the means of production this determines social class. As capitalism matures as a system - the rate of exploitation enhanced impoverishment. Class is made up of different ways in which property skills come together. Power has to do with poeple who have the ability to control and influence other people. They have to have a means over production and also have to have a charismatic personality. Weber its a bunch of things, but for marx its only a singular thing. Our positioning within the social heriearchy has a profound influence on our life - takes the choices that we have and that our children have - social location is very significant. And you have to offer them an amount of reward in order for them to take up these positions.