SOCI 3017- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 28 pages long!)

• School: Fordham University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 3017
• Professor: heathergautney

Document Summary

Study guide: social differentiation: fact that people are not the same in a society. Intro to inequality ranking: lifestyle, cultural practices, occupation, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual preference, political practices, social stratification: rankings based on economic and social position. Inequality of condition: uneven in terms of resources, power and prestige. Inequality of access: to resources, like education and health care: economic: income and wealth, prestige: status, power: control over other people. Intragenerational mobility: so(cid:272)ial positio(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) perso(cid:374)"s adult life (time article: karl marx (1818-1883) - german philosopher, historian, revolutionary, max weber (1864-1920) - german economist, politics, w. e. b. Why: neoliberalism, privatization of public services and resources, deregulation of industry, human freedom = market freedom. Individual responsibility: unregulated competition yields best results, agai(cid:374)st (cid:862)(cid:271)ig(cid:863) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:894)e(cid:454)(cid:272)epti(cid:374)g (cid:271)ailouts a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ar(cid:895) the neoliberal state (harvey, 2005, reed, respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:271)ig(cid:863) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:894)nagi(cid:374) (cid:448)s. bla(cid:374)(cid:272)o (cid:448)s. bush(cid:895)