Ch.7 Global Stratification Flashcards
Stratification
refers to layers
Is social stratification systematic?
yes it is embedded in societies
slavery
people are owned and treated like property
Ideology
belief system that justifies social arrangements that would be questioned
How was slavery perpetuated?
through inheritance
What is south africa’s classification system?
- europeans
- africans
- asians
- coloureds
Caste
social order in which one is born into a social class and may not leave it
What are examples of a caste?
- india
- south africa
Estate
clergy, nobility, serfs
Nobility
landowners that collected taxes and served the king
Clergy
powerful because kings crown depended on it
Serfs
when land was sold serfs would go with them
Global superclass
gap between rich and poor is ASTRONOMICAL
Karl Marx
the means of production
Max Weber
property, power, and prestige
What was Marx’s perspective?
- ownership of production + control of the labor power of other a
- bourgeoisie and proletariat
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Class Consciousness
understands the relationship between the social standing of their group relative to the economic order and social system
False Class Consciousness
sees only their individual relationship to economic and social order
When does social change occur according to Marx?
class consciousness
What was Weber’s ideas?
- property, prestige, and power
Property
things that you own
Prestige
respect given to you by others
Power
ability of individual or group to achieve their goals regardless of opposition from others
What is the functionalist view?
- motivating qualified people
What are Davis and Moores ideas?
- fill positions
- some positions are more important than others
- motivate people with greater rewards
Why would Marx disagree with Davis and Moore?
those in power can maintain position
What was Turmin’s critique of Davis and Moore’s theory?
- many different jobs are important for society
- we dont have a meritocracy
- all of society is no benefiting from social stratification
What is conflict theory?
power stratification is inevitable
What is Mosaca’s argument pertaining to what power needs to exist?
- leaders
- leader distributing power
- people are self-centered and will reward themselves
How do people stay in power?
- controlling people’s ideas
- controlling information
- stifling criticism
- big brother technology
What are 3 ways of classifying countries?
- most industrialized nations
- industrialized nations
- least industrialized nations
Colonialism
colonizing powers take over other countries for their own gain
Neo-colonialism
power through economic markets
World System Theory
- core
- semi-periphery
- periphery
- external area
How is poverty passed?
from one generation to the next
