SOC 10000 Final: SOC 100 Exam 4 Study Guide
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According to marx, what is a caste system: the caste system according to marx is that we are under false consciousness that capitalism benefits us. It is a caste system based on income inequality. What are the principles of stratification: stratification ranking system for groups of people that perpetuates unequal rewards and life chances in society. Stratification is the result of unequal distribution: symbolic interactionists - What fact undermines this theory: people have their own culture goals and values and that"s different than the mass culture. The fact that people move in and out of poverty a lot diminishes the legitimacy of the poverty thesis. Trends in stratification in the u. s. over the past 20 years : the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, the inequality gap is widening. What do they attribute poverty to: a lack of hard work ethic inhibits individuals below the poverty line from obtaining their potential.
