SOC 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Barbara Ehrenreich, Social Stratification, East Los Angeles College
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Nickel-and-dimed [on (not) getting by in america] barbara ehrenreich. Living on a to hourly wage wasn"t enough to live in an apartment. Low wage jobs is not a solution to poverty and homelessness. Gali is a waitress who is a friend of barbara. Author faces a hardship in her job and quits immediately. Social class and inequality in the united states. Social stratification: the systematic ranking of different groups of people in a hierarchy of inequality. These people all have a different status within the university. A relatively fixed, hierarchical arrangement in society by which groups have different access to resources, power, and perceived social worth. Example: deans of universities control decisions on university policies. Professors earn high salaries yet do not control the decisions on university policies. Students are needed and can suggest changes. Staff make it possible to run the university. Class: person"s economic position in society associated with differences in income, wealth, and occupation.
