SOCIOL 1A06 Chapter 7: Social Stratification
26 Jan 2017
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A changeable status that is acquired on the basis of how well an individual performs a particular role. A status that is assigned to an individual typically at birth. (ex: age, gender, race etc) Things are typically earned by merit rather than inheritance. Marx: a conflict between two major classes in a mode of production. It eventually leads to the evolution of a new mode of production. Marx: the recognition by members of a class of their shared interests in opposing members of another class. The methods used by relatively powerful groups to maintain their unequal access to status and resources, and to exclude others from such access. The knowledge and skill required to navigate the social world of the more advantaged people in society. Consists of money, property, and other material assets. It is the core form of capital in contemporary society.
