ch 8 Flashcards
social stratification definition
ranking people into categories of a hierarchy
social stratification qualities
- is a trait of society
- carries from generation to generation
- universal but variable
- involves inequality and beliefs
caste system definition
social stratification based on birth
determines your life course and who
you will marry, very present in rural
India
class system definition
social stratification based on birth and personal achievement
meritocracy
social stratification based on personal achievement
status consistency
degree of uniformity in a person’s social standing across various dimensions of inequality
why was the soviet union not actually classless?
power was distributed based on connection to the government and new classes emerged
structural social mobility
a shift in the social position of large numbers of people due more to changes in society itself than to individual efforts
ideology definition
cultural social beliefs that justify particular social arrangements
davis-moore theory
social stratification has some benefits for society (gets talented people to do important jobs and propels society forward)
capiltalists
people who operate factories and businesses pursuing profit
proletarians
people who sell their labour for wages
socioeconomic status
a composite ranking based on many factors
kuznet’s curve
greater technological advancement accompanied by more pronounced social stratification
different social classes in canada
upper-upper: can only be born into it
lower-upper: working rich
upper-middles: good house, several cars, kids go to uni
average-middles: ie, teachers, highly skilled blue collar jobs
lower class: working poor
social mobility in canada
- has been high over the past century
- small from generation to generation
- long-term trend is social mobility has been upward, short-term trend is downward
- feminization of poverty
