SOCL 2001 : SOCL Cheat Sheet Exam 3
Document Summary
Strati cation (macro): most important thing in sociology; poor ppl at bottom, mid class, wealthy at top; every society has inequality; lenski (1960): 4 stages of society (primitive 2 complex) h/g society: constant moving; horticulture: h/ : computers created, ppl make $ on info. Social class: category of ppl w same amount of power & $ & same chances to get $, ex: kamo"s son"s friends from. Lsu lab school (all middle & upper class) Evaluate ppl based on income, ed. , & job; stable across time & world; ppl put low score on blue collar jobs & vice versa. 19% & 50. 5%; top 1% more wealth than bottom 95% combined. Increasing inequality in us: ceos making more (something like 380x) Quintile earnings: rich get richer, poor get poorer. Poverty in us (15%): historical patter & rates among children/elderly; decreasing wages, working poor, minimum wages.
