Sociology 1025A/B Chapter 5: Notes
10 Dec 2015
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Canada has one of the best standards of living in the world. Social inequality an unequal distribution of resources. Social stratification socially sanctioned patterns (or classes) of social inequality that exist in society and that are based on distinguishable attributes such as race, age, gender, income, or occupation. Closed system of stratification little/no movement. Slavery lowest possible rank in a closed system, seen between ranks as property not citizens. Slaves in canada were mostly aboriginals but some were. Caste system a hierarchal system of stratification based on inherited social standing. (also a closed system) Social class shared membership in a group based on economic standing. Class system a hierarchal system of stratification based on achieved and ascribed economic measures such as annual income or the possession of resources. Social mobility movement that occurs within and between social classes in a stratification system. Intragenerational mobility changes in social class that occur within a person"s lifetime.
