SOC 203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Inequality
10 Sep 2013
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Chapter 1: theories of social inequality social inequality refers to any differences among people (socially defined positions occupied) that are consequential for the lives they lead; the rights/ opportunities they exercise and the rewards or priviledges they enjoy. Perceptions of class: social groupings that differ in economic/ material resources ex: money, wealth, property. Real people vs categories/ economic places filled by people. Economic structure vs political structure or state; (determined nature of inequalities in modern times) Political structure: enforces rules and laws that trigger or reduce inequalities. Questions whether inequalities is natural, and if they can fully be demolished or only reduced.
