4a - Social Stratification Flashcards
Social Stratum
Group of individuals with common traits and occupying the same position in the social scale of distribution in a given society
Social Structure
Compact system consisting of the collection of social strata (layers) and their mutual relationships and interactions
Social Stratification
where we are located within a hierarchy in a society
Open system
variable (small separations between layers and easy to overcome)
Closed system
does not vary (big separations between layers and hard to overcome)
U r likely to stay in the same layer u r born in
4 main types of Social Stratification
Slavery, Caste, Estate, Social Class
Social Classes: Karl Marx
Private ownership by means of production
Socialism
Social Classes: Max Weber
Meritocracy (equal opprotunity)
An example of social stratification, its social stratum (layer), degree of mobility, and the criteria to join
Social Class (Social Strat.)
Middle Class, Working Class (Social Layer)
Upward and Downward mobility
Acquired by wealth, income, and occupation
Material Resources
wealth, income, consumer goods, means of production, etc.
Symbolic Resources
power, education, social standing, qualifications, etc.
