ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Status Group, Samuel George Morton, Ascribed Status
21 Oct 2013
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Pages 183 - 184, body image & gender hierarchies. Desired body shape in the west today is thin, they are judged to be superior to a heavier person. 90% of white girls in a study said they were dissatisfied with their weight. Being thing was believed to be the ticket to happiness and popularity. Thinner girls in this study said that the heavier girls didn"t losing weight because they weren"t concerned with their personal appearance and were lazy. Max weber argued that social class can be based on economic wealth and/or status class: prestige, honor, educational or occupational achievements, or religious or spiritual affiliation. Ascribed status: an identity that is perceived as fixed and unchanging because a person is believed to be born with it. Achieve status: an identity that is believed to be in flux and that is dependent upon the actions and achievements of an individual.
