SOCL 2001 : Sociology Exam 3
Document Summary
Class: wealth or skills for marketplace, status: honor and respect, power: leadership activity. Social class: category of people who have same amount of power and wealth and opportunities. Socio-economic status (income, education, occupation): as assessment of status that takes into account a person"s income, education, and occupation. Conflict theory: inequality develops as a result of people"s desire for power and close-knit groups compete for possession of scare resources that are a source of power. *distribution of wealth: top 1% own 34. 6% of private wealth, followed by next 19% with 50. 5%. Poverty rate in the us and la, historical pattern & rates among children/elderly. *feminization of poverty ( the increase in the # of people who are below level of poverty being predominantly women) and family structure. *social mobility: closed/open systems of strat: caste, apartheid, slavery vs class. *status attainment model: physical, human, social, cultural cap everything leads to occupation and income. (fam.
