SOCIOL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge, Primogeniture, Sociological Perspectives
5 Nov 2017
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Chapter 9: social stratification in the united states. Introduction to social stratification in the united states. Social stratification: refers to a society"s categorization of its people into rankings of socioeconomic tiers based on factors like wealth, income, race, education, and power. Other groups with fewer resources = lower layers social standings. The emphasis on self-effort perpetuates the belief that people control their. This system makes inequalities amongst people within a society evident. Not about individual inequalities, but systematic inequalities. Factors that define stratification vary amongst societies: Wealth: the net value of money and assets an individual has. Income: an individual"s wages or investment dividends. The great recession (similar to the great depression) changed social attitudes. Accommodate little change in social position; no changing or intermingling between different class levels. Based on achievement; allows changing and intermingling between different class levels.
