Exam 3, Chapter 9 Flashcards
What is another name for “systems of stratification”?
Social layers of hierachy
What are the three systems of stratification?
- Slavery
- Caste
- Social classes
Details of slavery, one of three systems of stratification
- most extreme form
- individuals are owned by other people and are treated as property
Details of Caste, one of three systems of stratification
-Hereditary systems of rank, usually religiously dictated which tends to be fixed and immobile
Details of social classes, one of three systems of stratification
-social ranking based primarily on economic position
What did Marx’s concept of class focus on?
Conflicts among social classes
True or false
Marx believed differences between classes are based on economics and property
true
True or false
Marx believed some societies in history have many classes but modern society only has 3 classes
False
Marx thought modern society has 2 classes
definition of class
by means of production everything that produces wealth (land, machinery, tools) except labor
whether or not you control means of production determines your class*
What are the two types of classes in Marx’s opinoin
bourgeoisie and proletariat
Describe the bourgeoisie
“owner class” -owns means of production
Describe the prolatariat
workers, labor, who don’t own property
Why didn’t Marx think there wasn’t a middle class?
Because the supposed middle class would be nothing more than better paid slaves
What is class consciousness
lower class will not unite to resist those in power until they become aware of their common interest, their common enemy, the bougeoisie
Describe the 5 class model
- upper class (1-2% of wealthiest)
- Upper middle class (10-15% wealthy professionals)
- Lower middle class (30-35% affluent professions or uneducated)
- Working class (40-45% labor or blue collar)
- Lower class (20-25% minority ethnic group, single parent who can’t find job)
What is Weber’s view of stratisfication
there’s no single characteristic that totally defines one’s position in the class system
What are the three components to Weber’s view of stratification
- property/class
- prestige/status
- power/party
What is status inconsistency
those whose status is inconsistent will be more frustrated and dissatisfied
What does Mosca say about inequality
Yes, it is inevitable. People must have political structure because they require inequality of power. Those with power will exploit others to gain advantage
What does Davis/Moure say about inequality
yes, it is inevitable. It’s necessary for functionalists
What does Marx say about inequality
no, it doesn’t exist because we are all one class
What is social mobility
upward and downward movement within a stratification system
What does social mobility depend on?
- rules governing how we keep our position
- achieved status rules/based on merit
- ascribed status rules/family, personality
What are the two types of social mobility
- structural
2. exchange
Describe structural mobillity
movement between classes due to changes in the number of upper and lower class positions
Ex: cultural advances in tech may open up high paying tech jobsDescribe exchange mobility
movement between classes due to positions opening at the top from downward mobility
Ex: CEO getting fired so a spot opens up
Who did Marx put underneath the lumpenproletariat group?
People who were marginal to the economy (vagrants, migrant workers, beggars, criminals)
what is false consciousness
when the working working class thought they had common interests with the ruling class
What is subjective class
The class to which a person thinks they belong to.
