SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Stratification, Iceberg
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The idea of shipwreck relates to capitalism and that people get rich if they possess the virtues of good businesspeople and stay poor if they don"t. The italian movie swept away delivers home the message of capitalism. In titanic, a similar message can be drawn: - they show the class difference as the upper class live in the luxurious part of the ship. Also, as the ship strikes the iceberg, the second and third class citizens are not allowed to get on the lifeboats. At the same time, it shows the love of a man and woman from different classes. Social stratification it is the way a society is organized in layers or strata. Individuals can move up or down the stratification system. Patterns of social inequality: wealth is basically your assets (car, house etc. ). Nash or actors (the more talented they are, the more people like them so more income: human capitol: investment in education and training.
